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In the case study, Understanding Maya and recalling earlier challenges , special needs learners such as Maya tend to have lower cognitive ability because of series of child development challenges. The education strategy applied by Maya’s teacher, Akito, is ideal, dynamic, and focused on integrating special needs learners into the ordinary classroom environment. On the other hand, Catherine adopts an ineffective instruction methodology, which assumes that all learners have similar needs or cognitive ability (Ozretich et al. 43). From the case, in order to keep special needs learners from feeling out of place, a teacher should develop learning objectives that adopt an inclusive approach to instruction delivery. Besides, the interactive lesson should encourage such learners to intermingle freely with their peers. It is also important to integrate the inclusivity strategy to motivate the ‘no good’ approach to improve the special needs learners’ knowledge process to the ‘good’ group (Ozretich et al. 45). As a kindergarten teacher, I find Catherine’s strategy ineffective since she does not encourage complete learner integration by balancing the needs of different learners. For instance, Catherine only sees the disability in Maya and is struggling to accept the fact that the ailment has reduced her cognitive ability. If I was in the same position as Catherine, I would seek to create a link between the special needs learners’ cognitive and physical processes within the confines of care and support services by allowing them to grasp knowledge within their ability (Ozretich et al. 47). Besides, I would design special visual materials that are accompanied by pictures to explain different concepts to make the special needs learners feel accepted. In order to make the learning environment ideal and inclusive, a teacher should not concentrate on a learner’s disability since it is tantamount to discrimination. For instance, despite the fact that Catherine is aware of the cognitive challenges facing Maya, she cannot accommodate her learning disability. This is against the biblical teaching on the need to embrace children and treat them equally with care as captured in the book of Romans 2:11, which advises Christians not to show partiality. In relation to the case study, Catherine’s ineffective approach made it very difficult for her to appreciate the attention that should be accorded to special needs learners. In summary, in order to be an effective instructor in the early childhood education environment, a kindergarten teacher should encourage creativity among learners. At this stage, learners require attention and constant encouragement to explore their abilities. Works Cited Ozretich, Rachel, Linda Burt, Susan Doescher and Martha Foster. Case Studies in Early Childhood Education: Implementing Developmentally Appropriate Practices , Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill, 2010. Print.
On September 11th, 1991 George. W. H. Bush addressed a joint congress session. Like most political leaders, the speech was carefully tailored by Bush to achieve some things from the audience. At that time, we may not have been in a position to critically judge the intentions of Bush while addressing the Congress. Infact, we may have credited him with great leadership skills including effective communication that enabled him to unite political foes and allies at a time that they were required to act from a single purpose. However, a closer look at the speech putting into consideration the consequences of the gulf war on the United States and the global community may give us a different and clear picture of the events at the time. (Bush) After recapping on the worrying trend of events in the Middle East following Iraq’s annexation of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein during his speech, Bush begins by reminding the congress of the important role played by the United States Military in protecting American interests. He emphasizes the fact that these servicemen are willing and ready to make the necessary sacrifices to perform their duties. He even goes as far as giving an example by referring to a letter written by one of the United States servicemen fighting in the gulf region-Wade Merritt. In a letter written to his family back at home, Wade says that despite his worries and hope for peace, he is proud and willing to fight against the aggression and intrusion of Saddam. (Bush) He then concentrates on the general role that should be played by the United States both domestically and internationally to use and maintain its strength and power. The correlation between these two roles is emphasized. Consequently, t
Introduction IKEA firm, a Swedish company manufactures furnishing furniture products that are natural and radiant for home use. Their Swedish style is a reputable model, practical, simple, and comfortable. IKEA is a visionary company that aims at building better living standards. The firm provides a broad variety of fine-designed useful home furnishing goods at an affordable price. IKEA’s concept has developed harmonious relations with their clients. IKEA products are well built and appealing to customers. Reflectively, these products cover different home use. The products are ‘up-to-date’, and practical for daily functions. Besides, IKEA goods are purposeful and appealing to potential customers. IKEA is a specialist company manufacturing home furnishing goods that offer practical solutions to daily challenges. How IKEA Company Provide Valuable Promise to Consumers IKEA goods are suitably made for correct use. For instance, it is not wise to use costly Back Panels on a back case when there is an affordable alternative product that functions effectively and provides a suitable function of a bookshelf as it is intended. Indeed, such home furnishing goods are subjected to thorough assessment to ensure that they conform to international and country’s safety standards. Furthermore, IKEA companies provide everything under one store hence products are readily available to customers. IKEA Company provides services to high market and low market customers. However, the company allows its clients to make decisions on their own. This shows that IKEA Company is focused to select correct goods by effectively displaying and effectively describing them. Moreover, IKEA Company cares for its clients by planning for their demand. IKEA Company does not only provide inspirational information but also motivates clients to use and feel displayed goods to ensure such products fit into their (clients) houses. Also, IKEA Company has a continuous supply of new goods, play stations for young people, convenient restaurants, and seasonal products. How IKEA Company Employs Pricing Techniques in its Services IKEA Company is committed to providing unique clients’ experiences through enhancing clients’ perceived values and minimizing difficult experiences for their clients. IKEA has built an extraordinary practice through its ‘up-to-date’ functional furniture and store devices while offering affordable prices through minimized inventory and shipping expenses. Affordable prices never appeal unless they reflect excellent values for cash. For instance, the Klippan sofa is a famous piece of furniture sold and made by IKEA Company. Klippan is one of the most reputable sofa models in Swedish and the entire world. Klippan sofa is a typical two-seat size fitted with interchangeable and detachable fabric materials. Many clients like unique styles that IKEA Company uses to promote its retail advertising. Klippan sofa furniture is known for its high-quality model that appeals to customers
I have chosen the Georgia author named Carson McCullers, who became a celebrity by the age of 24. I have selected this author because she worked as a typist, waitress, and taper before gaining literary recognition. It makes her life full of ordinary things that people usually do, which creates a close relationship with the readers. Moreover, music taught her a strict logical composition – the plots of her works are a harmonious whole. The work by the author that I have chosen is a story called The Ballad of the Sad Café. The reason to select mainly that work of the author is the catchy title of the work. Moreover, I have heard many positive reviews and responses about the story, which only increased my interest in the work. Personally, vague and mixed feelings and impressions remained after reading the story. The story is most likely about love, not entirely familiar, but still love. It is the case when you do not expect much, but a short story suddenly clings. It clings with its ordinariness, lack of bright events, even monotony, and most importantly – extraordinary vitality. It doesn’t answer some questions that don’t seem to be answered, and it just provides a new variation on an old theme. One can only wonder how strangely life sometimes turns, while its turns are surprisingly similar, regardless of where and when this turn occurs. “Love is a joint experience between two persons – but the fact that it is a joint experience does not mean that it is a similar experience to the two people involved” is an accurate description of why the story is so exciting. It shows people that love is unique for every pair of people.
Narcissism is a term used to refer to a social problem or mental illness in a person and it is commonly described in terms of a personality trait. Such characteristics are selfishness, self-pity, spitefulness, having a low self esteem and self-loath. One such narcissist that I happen to know quite well is a man called James. He was my neighbor, an infamous man who was known by everyone in the little town of Thordia but loved by none. James was brought up in a poor background where his parents struggled to put food on the table and took him to school encouraging him to study so that someday he would come and help his family. He worked hard in his studies and eventually through his toiling and patience he succeeded and he was employed at a reputable firm as an accountant. James’ world changed in a blink of an eye, his pay was good and he vowed to himself never again would he embrace the life poverty offered him. James’ character changed, he became resentful towards her family, those around him and his long time friends as well. All the expectations his parents had for him including him becoming the savoir for his family altered. Instead of him helping his family by providing some of the basic necessities, he was neglectful, ignorant and most of all selfish. He attended lavishing parties, went to discotheques and drunk all his money dry. While his family suffered, he enjoyed his life to the fullest and when he was confronted by his mother about the matter, he resulted to a confrontation denying the fact that he had a problem and he hid his true image from the world. Clearly all James cared about was himself and no one else. By this, he demonstrated a great deal of narcissism by being selfish and self-centered. When he arrived late to his place of work, he was asked by his boss, “Why are you late for
Abstract In the dental profession back pain is a common problem. Risk factors are multifactorial and in many cases are parts of the dentists working habits. Prevention is the most effectual way to enhance dentists’ health and health care quality performance. The aim of this essay is to review the literature on back pain among dentists, role of dental ergonometrics, prevention strategies and highlight relevant related musculoskeletal disorders. Introduction Back pain is a common disorder that affects people of all ages; some consider it second only to common cold. In most industrialised countries its prevalence is 70% with an annual incidence between 15 to 20%. Besides pain, it has a considerable social and economic impact and it is a common cause of disability for people under 45 years (the main work-force bulk). Further, it is a common cause for increased health care expenditure, since healthcare costs in USA has increased 65% from 1997 to 2005 for back pain patients without spinal problems. Mechanical or musculoskeletal back pain is the term used for patients with no recognizable cause (e.g. disc prolapsed, tumour…) (Bahangle et al 2009). In the dental profession (dentists and dental hygienists) back pain is a common problem. Several reasons are responsible for this disorder among dentists; first, dentists spend their working time in an uncomfortable static position working in a narrow work space (the oral cavity). Second, because error is not tolerated, they keep a steady posture and a steady hand which are achieved on the expense of the back, neck and shoulder. The discomfort ranges from occasional pain felt at irregular positions attained during work to regular pain that becomes cumulative in nature resulting in disability. The dentists suffering from pain may have reduced productivity in terms of decreased work time, or inefficient movements during work; thus, increasing the time spent per patient (Chowanadisai et al 2000). The aim of this essay is to review the literature on back pain among dentists and highlight relevant related musculoskeletal disorders. Background Although Scully et al (1990, p. 6) described modern dentistry as one of the least hazardous occupations, evidence suggests that there are many risks in the dental profession to question this assumption. Leggat et al (2007, p. 611) suggested there are physical hazards that include exposure risks like exposure to infection, bio-aerosols, noise, radiation and exposure to dental material. In addition, percutanous incidents, eye injuries, vibration induced neuropathy and musculoskeletal disorders are common physical perils specific for dentists. Further, Rada and Johnson-Leong (2004, p. 788) pointed that dentists are prone to professional burn-out, anxiety and clinical depression because of the nature of dental clin
Introduction An old adage goes by stating that ‘the customer is always right. This statement literally means that any business whether a service provider or a goods vendor must endeavor to learn, understand, and appreciate the fact that the aim of its existence is to satisfy the needs of the customers, hence justifying the pricing of its products. The area of customer satisfaction can never be overemphasized. However, unfortunately, it happens to be the least articulated of all the areas in many businesses (Keaveney 78). This paper discusses the “Service Blueprint” of the corporation; a food retail chain that specializes in the sale of chicken. “Service Blueprint” diagram. Why While it has widely been known for its flagship product; chicken, there has been an increasing concern due to the number of complaints on customer service delivery at various outlets. This paper discusses the “Service Blueprints” of the corporation in order to reveal the areas which need improvement and/or complete makeover to actualize the real claim of tasty chicken. It also discusses the areas of potential failure in the “Service Blueprints” and offers suggestions on how improvements can be made in these areas. Physical evidence and customer experience It is commonly said that it takes 30 seconds for an average human being to form an opinion on a certain matter. In light of this, the first impression on any client or a potential customer is critical (Verhoef 35). The concept of cognitive dissonance states that a dissatisfied customer will tell of his/her dissatisfaction with the product or service to at least fourteen people, while a satisfied customer will share his/her positive experience with only four persons. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to pay a lot of attention to the customers’ impression. After a visit to one of the outlets, the following report was made concerning the state of physical evidence and the customers’ experience. Experiential aspects These are factors that have a direct influence on the customers’ experience. They play a major role in creating the much needed first impression on the customer and also ensure that the customers’ expectations are at least met or even, better, surpassed. The experiential aspects include the personalized packaging, e.g., The Bid Daddy, Wicked Zinger, Fully Loaded, or the BBQ Rancher Box Meal. It also includes the staff uniforms, staff-customer interaction, etc. Collecting these experiential aspects contributes to the ultimate customers’ satis
Introduction Trulia is one of the fast growing companies in USA due to its financial and operational performance (Advani 125). The company helps its customers to acquire, sell, or rent houses for the purpose of residence. The company uses an online platform to allow home searches and facilitate communication. The company operates in states such as New York and Colorado, but it is headquartered in San Francisco. In essence, this paper seeks to analyze the financial, technical, and operational aspects of its performance. List of Trulia’s Tangible Assets Tangible assets are physical properties owned by a business in order to help in the operations of the entity. In essence, although Trulia is an online business, it has various tangible assets as shown in this list.  1. Cash.  2. Trulia Head office in Francisco, Mission Street.  3. All pending earnings from homes from sales. List of the Company’s Intangible Assets The intangible assets are seen as non-physical properties that are owned by the company to facilitate business. Some of the intangible assets owned by Trulia are shown in this list.  1. Enterprise Relationships with moving.com.  2. Existing Technologies of the website and the database.  3. Trade name known as Trulia.  4. The company’s MLS Data Feeds for homes.  5. Premium users subscribed to the company. Sources of Trulia’s Competitive Advantage over Competitors In regard to competition, Trulia has one important and able competitor known as Zillow. However, Trulia has admirable and efficient local data visualization (Lauer 6). In essence, Zillow also enables the clients to access local data and visualize it. However, Trulia has additional and more specific information as shown in this comparative table. Trulia’s Local Data Visualization                              Zillow’s Local Data Visualization   Median Sale Prices                                             Median Sale Prices                  Statistics concerning neighborhoods                            Statistics concerning neighborhoods A map for visualization                                        And a map for visualization         It shows crime rates in different parts                                                            Provides the times a place is commuted                                                             It provides maps with information on price heat                                                    It provides the average national price heats on an online map                                       Table 1: A table showing the comparative advantage (Oier 45). Evidently, there is a high disparity between the two companies as far as the visualization of local data is concerned. The level of visualization provided by Trulia is detailed and extensive. On the other hand, Zillow does not provide information relating to the level of crime and the heat prices (Oier 76). Instead, it provides limited local data such as the median prices and the neighborhoods. Bearing in mind that factors such as crime are considered when choosing a ho
Teaching in the problem districts It is a great art to teach children. Thus, the teacher should do his/her best to be able to make the process of learning more effective and productive. That’s why a teacher should understand that he/she should change his/her program and tactics of learning according to the conditions and demands of the pupils. The superintendent of the Reed-Enwright District, Dr. Eleanor Spagnola, understands that teachers are to teach pupils from the poor and socially disadvantaged region, that’s why they should concentrate on what is of primary importance for those children. According to the thought of Paulo Freire represented in his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed (2000), the pedagogy for such regions “must take into account their (people who suffer from oppression) behavior, their view of the world and their ethic” (p. 55). That’s why the learning process should meet the demands of students first of all. The traditional approach to curriculum The main aim that a good teacher should attain is not to make the students learn as much information as possible, but to represent only those facts and material which will be useful for pupils in their future life. Of course, the teacher should broaden the horizon and deepen the knowledge of the students, but first of all, he/she should concentrate on helping the pupils to master those skills that will be of primary importance in their lives. Thus, the curriculum is meant to help both teachers and students in developing their relationships and improving the efficiency of the process. Learning is teamwork of teacher and students, that’s why they need to understand each other and be able to collaborate. According to Posner
Introduction With the technological developments in the current globalized world, the media has been the greatest beneficiary. The internet has created a platform for individuals as well as companies to communicate hence enhancing the effective distribution of information. As a result, a number of media companies have embraced this change and they are utilizing the internet platform to their advantage. Nowadays, people can stream live to watch movies, read electronic newspapers and books, as well as listen to their favorite music or radio stations through the internet. Pandora Media Inc is one of the many media companies that provide such services online. This paper seeks to evaluate the company’s performance guided by a SWOT analysis to determine the benefits or threats of purchasing its stock. The company’s background The company began its operation after its inception in January 2000 (Stynes, 2013). Within the first month, the company had already overwhelmingly attracted many users. To be precise, by January 31, 2012, the company had approximately 125 million-registered users (Stynes, 2013). Pandora provides internet radio services to millions of users today although the company’s services are limited to a few countries. Pandora radio services are only available in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand (Stynes, 2013). Through its Music Genome Project, the company allows listeners to choose their preferred music and play content that is suitable for them without being charged. A user is allowed to create up to 100 customized stations and through that, they can easily access unlimited hours of listening to free music through the internet. The company has a number of platforms that the consumers can access its services and they include the Pandora mobile device application as well as applications for android phones, iPhones, and other smart phones ( Bloomberg business week, 2013). The users can access the company’s services through these main distribut