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What cultural systems are involved in decisions about pregnancy, abortion, and the status of a fetus? Why is there so much cultural variation in whether and how a child becomes recognized as a person? At a current symposium, scholars from the UK and USA convened to talk about new challenges to women’s independence. The colloquium titled Pregnancy and pregnancy planning in the new parenting culture , held by the University of Kent in 2010 aggravated several interesting debates pertaining to issues such as abortion and child bearing management in a civilization of exhaustive parenting. The meeting premeditated on the aided conception and the restrictions of preference as well as the expectant woman’s independence in an epoch of escalating existence observation and understanding to fetal damage. These ideas altered thoughts about maternity and paternity. This occasion wanted to inspect the manner in which modern postulations concerning parenting configures the framework of pregnancy and abortion, and how such hypothesis offer new justification for the observation and parameters of individuals’ reproductive conclusions. Organizers at the Guttmacher organization in New York explained an offer on abortion management in a civilization of exhaustive maternity. Organizers confronted the postulation that women have abortions since they do not need offspring and the pro-selection hypothesis that the woman undertaking an abortion and the woman bearing a pregnancy to period is the equivalent to a woman at an unusual phase in her living. Actually, 61 percent of those choosing abortions in the USA previously have a minimum of one child. Furthermore, 23% of fewer than 20 years aborting individuals are mothers, and ten percent could have had an infant in the last twelve months. The congregation referred to an investigation by a number of contemporaries signifying that the most frequent cause specified for abortion was that offspring would radically alter an individual’s freedom. Mothers conversed about their own wellbeing as well as that of their offspring and how this interrelated to their motherly responsibilities. Mothers commented ahead how, still when women complained about their individual fitness tribulations, it was in the perspective of discussing the offspring they previously had. In American society, many medically unnecessary ultrasound procedures are performed because of the visual and auditory evidence they provide of the child-to-be. In other societies, pregnant women may be subject to extensive limitations on their behavior. What cultural processes affect a child even before it is born? The environmental-knowledge structure, best epitomized by the behaviorist premises underlines the dominant significance of pragmatic wisdom in growth. As far as behaviorist conjectures are concerned, erudition is distinguished as the method by which an individual’s action is for
Some art historians believe that photography cannot be viewed as visual art. They try to prove their point by the fact that any kind of art changes, transforms life, or even distorts it; these people argue that photography is a mere copy of reality. It seems that this conclusion is very far-fetched. In my opinion, Eugene Atget proves that photography cannot be treated just as reproduction. I chose to emulate the works of this photographer because his photographs beautifully combine a realistic and aesthetic description of life. The fluidity of his forms eloquently represents the most peculiar features of modernism. Although Eugene Atget did not view himself as an artist, a great number of his works prove that photography also can change nature. In his photographs, the author beautifully shows the interplay of light and shadow. His works show this unforgettable interplay between the imaginary and real-world, reality and reflection. It is worth mentioning that people in his pictures are often depicted as just reflections in the mirror. To my mind, it is one of the fascinating features of his style. To my mind, the message that he wants to convey is that we understand ourselves only through interactions with other people. Atgets photograph “Avenue des Gobelins” is a bright example of the masters style. Figure 1. Atgets photograph “Avenue des Gobelins” This photography belongs to the series of city landscapes made by Atget at the be the beginning of the twentieth century. It is worth mentioning that Paris has always been of great interest to the author. Certainly, this city is often considered a source of inspiration for many artists. My intention was to emulate these city landscapes. I wanted to show that big city life is often some labyrinth of reflection, and it is often very difficult to distinguish between the imaginary world and reality. I attempted to adhere to the authors style, and therefore people have been depicted as reflections in the mirrors. It was very difficult for me to simulate Atgets ability to show the interplay between light and shadow. Moreover, one should always bear in mind that the equipment Atget used at the beginning of the twentieth century is drastically different from what we have now. The photographer had to operate without a wide-angle lens. It is believed that the focal length of Atgets lens was ranging from eight to eleven inches. I attempted to find such equipment, despite the fact that it is very rare. As it turned out, it was very difficult to
United Breweries Beer, owned by an Indian businessman Vijay Mallya, is among the most successful companies selling alcoholic beverages in the United States. Its nearest competitor, Sensex, has a 7% worst performance as can be seen in Appendix C. The growth of United Breweries Beer is phenomenal because it emerged as a small producer of beer in the United States, as a branch office of its Indian parent company UB Group, and turned into the giant at the American alcohol beverages market (see Appendix A). Nowadays, United Breweries Beer works in 50 states. The activity of United Breweries Beer on the territory of the United States began in 1983 when the Indian Branch Office decided to expand globally. In 1990, an affiliated company of UB Group, called Foster’s Group (named so to promote one of the company’s central products) began its activity in the United States. Foster’s Group growth was remarkable with an annual 12% expansion. Due to its efficient revenue management, focused sales, well-thought-off marketing companies, and the other measures directed to fostering clients’ interest in their product, the company became one of the leaders in the American market. Foster’s Group continued its growth, and included hundreds of privately owned brew-houses and pubs. Later, it received the new title of United Breweries Beer. The company is famous for its flexible strategies of marketing which permit it to maintain its high levels of sales in the United States. However, the performances of United Breweries Beer in the country are worse than in the other regions of the world including Latin American countries, Canada, and Australia which is explained by the abundance of competitors in the US alcohol beverages market, and especially at the beer sales market. The dynamics of United Breweries Beer performances can be seen in Appendix B. The major brands sold by United Breweries Beer in the United States are Foster, Kingfisher (which is also a brand with the fastest growing popularity), and Carlton. The main reason for the company’s success in the US market is occupying the niche of strong beer sales. The decision to occupy this niche is by far the wisest decision by the company’s management in the United States that has led to its incredible success. To realize the plan of catering to the strong beer market segment, it was decided to initiate the production of the new burton called Kingfisher Strong Premium. This decision was brought into reality in 1999. Immediately, Kingfisher Strong Premium Beer has become the most popular burton among the American people. The secret of its appeal to the masses is in the values promoted by it which are so close to the heart of Americans. Among these values are style, youthfulness, strength, power and machismo. One more secret of Kingfisher Strong Premium Beer’s popularity is in its packing standards
Although pros and cons of public schools implementing uniforms are contentious, their benefits outweigh their drawbacks as when students wear similar clothes, disparities among them are minimized, and they effectively focus on learning. In the US, school uniforms have increasingly been adopted by learning institutions countrywide (Baumann and Krskova 1010). However, some schools disagree with the need for learners to wear uniforms and, in their place, choose to encourage a dress code while others allow students to dress in clothes of their choice provided that they look decent. Arguments in support of school uniforms affirm that they generate a favorable learning environment, symbolize discipline, and instill pride regarding the institution while people in their disfavor believe that they interfere with learners’ creativity and comfort hence they should not be implemented. There are numerous challenges that learning institutions experience in modern times. Some of the problems include violence, learners’ constant worry about failure to fit in a given group, and loss of focus on learning, the principal objective of being in school. When many learners concentrate on what they should wear the next day instead of their studies and assigned homework, the quality of education will be negatively affected. Peer pressure, monetary struggle, fear of not being as expensively dressed as others in the school, and daily fashion fights are some of the factors that affect the overall concentration that students have on learning. Not only do learners worry about fitting in, but also do parents feel concerned about their children. Eradication of the need to keep purchasing new fashions each season for learners will act as a monetary relief and a solution to psychological disturbances (Baumann and Krskova 1016). If all students wear similar clothes, there is a high likelihood of reducing stealing because uniform clothing and accessories would not be as envious as when there is no standardization. In countries that value freedom of expression, the actual liberty to learn might be established in the implementa
Characteristic 1: Videogames help to release negative emotions, thereby reducing stress and distracting a person from emotional pain. Characteristic 2: Some games like Pokémon GO require walks, which means that one will get needed daily exercise from playing. Characteristic 3: Augmented reality games help some students related to construction gain a better understanding of 3D shapes and forms, which will improve their overall performance as a constructor (Ayer et al. 2016). Characteristic 1: Crocheting is known for being a tedious hobby with lack of reward at the end, which is why it can annoy the impatient people. Characteristic 2: This hobby requires constant sitting in one place, which can worsen the condition of one’s physical and mental health. Characteristic 3: To crochet beautiful items for house decoration, or items of clothing, etcetera, a person needs to learn the bases for a long time. This hobby is not as rewarding as one can imagine and requires a lot of investment. Characteristic 1: Blogging requires skill in writing because no one would be interested in a blogger that cannot engage their audience with their style of writing. Characteristic 2: Blogger needs to maintain a daily schedule of uploads, so it becomes more like a tedious routine than a hobby. Characteristic 3: The blog needs to be interesting; that is why sometimes one needs to do something worthy of attention because no one likes boring blogs continually. Gaming provides better entertainment, reduces stress, gives more exercise and help people in education better than crocheting and blogging.
For so many decades, stratification in ethnicity and race has existed more than many people thought could last with the current trend of globalization. This problem is as old as mankind where people from one group or race used to believe they are better than others. In other words, some feel superior over others due to factors like place of origin, color, and ethnic group. In my country U.S, it was at the forefront during colonization and it had several colonies even overseas. This not being the only case, human trafficking was on the rise where people from their colonies were enslaved and made to do those jobs that were considered to be of their class (slaves). As prophesied by W.E.B. Dubois, he foresaw the challenges of stratification by color and ethnicity as being the major challenge in the twentieth century. By color, he meant the superiority that the whites will have over other races with different skin colors (Dan, 2005). I would strongly say that the existing stratification by race and ethnicity which is manifested through education systems, politics, the state where they live, hospitals, social groupings can be dealt with as long as there will be a commitment from all stakeholders. The major way or method of dealing with this problem is through education. Education plays a very vital role for it is easier to come into an agreement with a learned person. By this I mean the educators’ sectors should start integrating people from all races regardless of their economic potentials. It is at this point where the government should chip in to assist children who ail from economically disadvantaged families to be able to attend such educational institutions. Through education, it has become evident that other racial groups are also very intelligent and brave. This, therefore, calls for a well-organized system where these people can get employment in very good institutions. This will help the youth understand that other races are also brigh
Abortion refers to termination of pregnancy through the expulsion of the embryo or fetus from the uterus resulting to its death (Boonin, 2003). It may occur spontaneously as a result a complication during pregnancy “miscarriage” or may be induced through other means by use of drugs by a specialist. Practicing unsafe abortion has led to the death of approximately 70,000 women globally and almost 5million disabilities recorded yearly (James, 1998). In order to minimize the tragedies resulting from unsafe abortion, the parties such as the woman should access therapeutic advice from a special doctor before carrying out the activity (Zastrow, 2005). Several groups such as religious ,civil society and governments consider the act of abortion as illegal since it denies the fetus its right to life and therefore calls for the enactment of laws to regulate the relationship between the mother and the fetus (Zastrow, 2005).However, some countries such as United States of America enacted laws to legalize abortion and calls for its implementation by a specialist (James, 1998). Due to serious impacts to the society, physicians have ethical principles to carry out abortion under the following circumstances stated by the law governing a country and for the societal benefits(Zastrow, 2005). To start with, the physician may conduct abortion to protect the mother’s life especially when endanger due to diseases such as kidney, hypertension and severe diabetes among others (James, 1998).The diseases may threaten the life of the mother and may result to her death if the doctor fails to intervene the woman must be consulted before the action is executed. In addition, termination could done to protect the woman from permanent injury that may further lead to mental or physical health of the woman (Zastrow, 2005).The mental problems could result from the woman’s emotional attachment to the pregnancy as well as conservative views in regard to the societal perspective on abortion thus making the woman develop low self esteem . Protecting mothers life is based on the premise that “a woman is more than a fetus” which has however been re
According to the test results, my dominant emotion is confidence. The famous American writer Mark Twain believed, “To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence” (Oudenhoven & Oudenhoven, 2018, p. 55). In my opinion, this feature helps me a lot in life. Thanks to this acquired trait, I am purposeful and responsible; I have a sense of dignity; I can control and manage my emotions, clearly understand my strengths and weaknesses, and continuously work to become better. The people around me feel this, treat me favourably, and trust me. Therefore, my dominant emotion is beneficial to me; thanks to it, I have many friends, and I feel great. Confidence allows people to move towards their goals and achieve what they want, despite external obstacles and various life situations. It is the desire to reach success in life which motivates me to have this emotion as dominant. According to Harvard Business Review et al. (2019), the American motivational speaker Denis Waitley once said that “No one is born with confidence. It is learned and earned with experience” (p. 48). My parents and the environment have instilled this feeling in me, and the desire to achieve success in life constantly motivates me to develop it. Thus, I am convinced that confidence will help me to reach many peaks, which motivates me to develop this emotion. In psychology, there are various theories of emotion which allow scientists to look at emotional experiences from different angles and understand their relationship with other phenomena. Cannon-Bard’s thalamic theory has drawn my particular attention because of its practical confirmation. Naar and Teroni (2018) assert that, according to this theory, the emotional response appears approximately simultaneously with the physiological one. In my opinion, this theory is easily confirmed by many life situations. For example, the appearance of tears, whether from happiness or sorrow. When people are happy to see someone, they often cry with happiness, or when a person is yelled at, they cannot hold back their tears. Therefore, it is this theory that resonates with me since it can be easily tested in practice.
In the United States, it is estimated that close to 100 million citizens receive their healthcare insurance through their employers; this is a program referred to as Employer-Sponsored Healthcare. Based on the implications and benefits from this healthcare strategy, it suffices to conclude that employers should be responsible for providing healthcare insurance to their employees, as well as their families. Purchasing insurance for the workers by their employer has significant benefits to the last one. It has economic advantages, as this tends to reduce administrative costs. When employees are registered as a group, the cost of administration is reduced as opposed to individual registration where a person has to bear all the costs. The problem of adverse risk selection is also reduced through the employer-sponsored healthcare insurance since most employer-sponsored groups are stable: they are formed for reasons of purchasing the cover. On the other hand, individual policies tend to be higher due to the high rate of risk selection. Another reason is that these insurance policies help the employee enjoy costs reduction because the employer is exempted from state and federal social security and income security payroll taxes. This advantage enables the employees to save their money for household and other basic needs. Individual insurance polices deduct social security from the payroll of individual, hence increasing their cost of healthcare insurance. Employer-sponsored healthcare insurance is also convenient as it saves the employees’ time since the employees automatically make the deductions from their payrolls. Therefore, they are not involved in the process of sending or remitting the premium on monthly basis. More importantly, one cannot evade the question of innovation that goes hand in hand with employer-sponsored healthcare in terms of the delivery system that is evident only in the U.S. It has developed a way to the redistribution of care to cover the costs for patients residing both within and outside the health centers. This healthcare program has led to the adoption of high quality models that take care of both funding and release of healthcare services to the employees, as well as their families. Kaiser Permanente is an excellent illustration of these models. Another advantage of the employer-sponsored healthcare is the establishment of more complex techniques of meeting the healthcare needs of the employees from all the angles. For instance, successive innovations have seen the dawn of bone-marrow transplant measures. On the other hand, individual insurance is much expensive in terms of premiums, thus it is a disadvantage to the employee. Furthermore, it takes the individual a lot of time to remit the monthly premiums. The cost of administration of the premium is also high resulting in high premium. In addition, individual insurance premiums ar
Rushmore is a 1998 film directed by Wes Anderson and scripted by Wes Anderson and the current Hollywood heartthrob Owen Wilson. Some critics also claim that the film is the director’s follow up of his earlier film named Bottle- Rocket, released in the year 1996 which was also written by them. The film can be categorized as comedy-drama genre in modern urban America and is well loved by both critics and audiences. The performance of Bill Murray in the picture as Herman Blume won accolades and he was nominated in Golden Globe awards. The movie deals with a teenager called Mark Fischer and his friendship with Herman Blume and their love for Rosemary Cross, a teacher in the elementary school. Mr. Blume is a multimillionaire. This odd triangular love story forms the crux of the story. Set in the general times it tells the story of common people from the angle of the common man. Rushmore is a private school and Max Fischer is a student in the school. He is an eccentric 15 year old boy and is very good in extra-curricular activities. On the other hand he is poor in the studies. Herman Blume is the father of two boys, who are nothing but brats studying in the school. Mr. Blume has his own set of problems and his marriage is falling apart at the beginning of the story. The last point of the triangle is Rosemary Cross, who is a widower, and a first grade teacher in the same school. Basically Max is a scholarship student in the school, and his life involves around the extracurricular activities of the school. These things go on affect his grades thoroughly but he does not bother about it at all. Dr. Guggenheim, the principal of the school is thoroughly unimpressed with Max, and in a point both of them engage in a verbal feud too. On the other hand Mr. Blume is not satisfied with his Multimillion dollar industry and problems in his home front make him restless. Max and Mr. Blume become friends. They both like each other in unique ways. As a young boys Max likes his possessions, money and power, and as a very successful yet very sad person, Mr. Blume envies Max’s life, he is attracted by Max’s “cocksure” attitude towards life. In the meantime, in a period of her personal crisis, Rosemary comes to the school as a teacher. Her husband, who was a reputed student of the school, had passed away recently. With the stroke of luck Max develops an attraction towards her and tries to court her. She also understands the obsession of him, and Mr. Blume tries to convince the futility of the relationship. Rosemary finds comfort in the company of Mr. Blume and he also gets attracted to her. Due to his misbehaviors and destroying school property, Max is thrown out of the