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Alexander Pope was a noble poet from London, England. His years of activity as a writer were dated to the beginning of the eighteenth century. Moreover, this man of great talent gained his popularity for writing satirical poetry and for translating multiple writings by Homer into English. It is an interesting fact that Alexander Pope is also the second most quoted author after his colleague, William Shakespeare, in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Pope’s satirical poems that were composed along with his friend from the Scriblerus club brought him the first fame of a writer. Pope was living with his parent in their house, but his works on some of the writings by Homer provided him with enough finances to find his own dwelling, which happened to be a villa at Twickenham. Nevertheless, his first creation under the name of Essay on Criticism was produced in the year 1711 and was published anonymously. It took Pope circa three years to complete his thoughts and imagination in this poem. In turn, Rape of the Lock remains the most famous publication of this author because it contains some mock-epic episodes and distinguishes quarrels among high-society people as an object of derision. The first writing by Homer that was translated into English by Alexander Pope is the Iliad , which was very successful and accepted by the English society. His other translation work was on the Odyssey. In order to complete this translation, he invited William Broome and Elijah Fenton to collaborate with him. Although these people translated a significant part of the text, Alexander Pope received all the profit, whereas his reputation was not damaged for a long period. Alexander Pope died in the year 1744 in his villa. At the moment of his death, all his friends surrounded the great poet. Pope’s resting place is at Saint Mary’s Church in Twickenham.
The problem Globalization is a critical provision in the current world. Its positive effects on healthcare administration are numerous. For example, IT has enhanced the connectivity and exchange of information among the health practitioners. Additionally, globalization has led to the establishment of international standards to unify the healthcare system suitably. It has integrated national economies into the global market through trade, ventures, and fiscal flows. This paper discusses how globalization affects healthcare administration as well as healthcare administrators in the modern world. It also discerns the negative impacts associated with the phenomenon. Globalization is imposing fears and challenges (the problem) to the healthcare administrators (Friedman 45). The negative effects of globalization on healthcare administration and among administrators are evident. It has established bureaucratic rules and rigidity within the health sector. Endeavors to match the modern provisions of globalization have been disadvantageous to most healthcare administrators. Additionally, it has affected numerous professions. In this regard, it fronts considerable challenges to the healthcare sector in the realms of administration and service provision. It is vital to agree that globalization has had a direct impact on the healthcare administration. Hence, healthcare administrators have experienced considerable challenges in adopting the new administration trends presented by globalization. For instance, the introduction of Information Technology (IT) and ratification of modern administration techniques have equally provided massive challenges to the healthcare bureaucrats. There is a critical need for dynamism to enhance competitiveness in the sector. The modernity required in the healthcare quarters has necessitated the need for globalization. Evidently, various provisions of healthcare administration have become obsolete. This has been realized due to globalization that has brought up novel ideologies in the realms of administration. Additionally, health providers and administrators must adopt the virtues of transformational leadership and new administration skills fronted by globalization. It is necessary to match international standards in the realms of healthcare administration. Globalization requires all healthcare administrators to establish, enact, and embrace novel administration policies so as to provide standardized services. Additionally, evolution noticed in the health sector (introduced by globalization) has been a challenge to the concerned administrators. In this context, administrators must learn and embrace emerging healthcare provisions. This should occur constantly since globalization advocates for innovative management techniques in order to a
Introduction A strong, reliable, and sustainable economy is always the objective of every nation across the world. Globally, oil-producing countries have continuously played a significant role in the international economy. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a renowned political and economic union, specifically for the Arab states, mainly depending on production of oil for economic development (Coury and Chetan 1). The union has played a pivotal role in ensuring peace and economic expansion in countries covered by the union. Countries in the GCC have prospered in their economies through economic development strategies and successful transformation agendas. However, recent studies have indicated that some countries within the GCC are threatening their economic power by over depending on oil production as the chief financial resource. Since gas and oil are exhaustible resources, there is a growing need to diversify economies in the GCC (Looney 138). This paper investigates economic diversification in Qatar compared to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Literature Review Countries in the Middle East have found oil to be the most precious natural resource, which truly has been quite imperative in enhancing their economic growth. For several decades, most countries in the Middle East have ranked top in the global oil production overview, with the majority of them depending on oil and natural gas wealth as major commodities for economic intensification. According to Shediac et al. (2), the Gulf Cooperation Council, including countries like Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are the largest oil-producing nations covering up to 80 per cent of the overall global oil production. Oil in the GCC union started being the most appropriate economic booster since its discovery several decades ago, with the global wars revolving around oil production centres. However, oil boom within the GCC union seems to be losing its capacity gradually, which became eminent in years 1973-74. Conventionally, despite the triumph associated with the GCC as the greatest oil-producing nations, something seems to be going wrong. Previous studies have continuously indicated that the GCC economies have consistently been dependent on natural resources for growth by investing heavily on oil and gas production and leaving other non-oil sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, and hospitality overtly underutilised and underdeveloped (Basher 3). This aspect may best explain the reason behind economic predicaments that struck the GCC union during the global financial credit crunch and collapsed oil prices that lasted for decades from late 1980s to 1990s and even currently in the 21 st century (Basher 2). With the existing socio-economic difficulties and financial problems worsened by unprecedented changes in the climatic conditions, concern has risen over the GCC and other oil-producing to change their propensity of depending on oil as the main economic commodity to other profitable sectors
Introduction A Project Labor Agreement is a collective bargaining agreement hat requires the workforce unionization. Before any employee is hired on the project, all terms and conditions should be discussed. Under the PLA the costs for labor are established before any work takes place, they include wages, compensations and other benefits. The unions neither lead nor dominate any proceedings. The Case Study involving the violation of the PLA by a contractor is a bright example of how contractors can ignore the rules of the agreement to save funds. Case Study Rocket Motor Corporation has made an agreement with local traders unions about a remodeling project at one of the plants. As the most important part of the agreement, the union should not engage in any strikes while the building process is on. In return, the Corporation promised to hire contractors that will employ workers to help with performing the construction. Bolton Engineering was one of the contractors hired by Rocket Motor, however; it was soon clear that the contractor hired non-union workers to work off-site that were paid less than the union workers ($20.73 per hour versus $9.00 paid to the non-union employees). The local leaders of Steel Fabrication union believed that such act by Bolton Engineering was a violation of the labor agreement between the company and the subcontractors (Holley, Jennings & Wolters, 2012, p. 378). Project Labor Agreement The main purpose of the project labor agreement is awarding the public construction contracts only to unionized companies. The process of unionization is conducted with the help pf a union collective bargaining agreement. In order to receive a contract, the contractor must sign the agreement and start the process of unionization. The project labor agreement also requires hiring employees for the project specifically through union hiring halls, however, the hiring hall can employ non-union workers ( What is a Project Labor Agreement and how does it affect workers par. 8). Answers In the Case Study that involved Bolton Engineering, the company did to sign the PLA directly, however it
Introduction A report by the US Census Bureau provided in September last year, confirmed that what every American has already known; the gap between the poor and the rich is widening, in other words, poverty is deepening (Eley and Grey 234). The number of people living in poverty, in the country, was reported to be 43.6 million in 2009, a figure in some quarters is considered conservative due to measure it used for determining that a family living in poverty which is $15 per day per a person everything in a family of four and derived from a formula designed fifty years ago (Wolff 437). The number of families living in poverty went up from that of 2008 by a full percentage point from 13.2 to 14.3, and one in every five children is estimated to be living in poverty representing the same rate of child poverty, as that of fifty years ago when president Lyndon Johnson declared his “war on Poverty.” Further, the number of people living in poverty, in America, is the highest. The Bureau had recorded that since 1959 it reached 40 million. This massive increase in poverty has been attributed to the economic slump resulting in massive layoffs and wage cutting. While the president’s statement after the release of the report agreed that 2009 was tough especially to the working class people, two of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, live in the US with the combined wealth estimated to be $108 billion according to Forbes (Eley and Grey 239). These men and many others who own and control big corporate giants in America have exploited the American capitalism to accumulate great wealth in the same country where millions have no food and children are sucked into poverty every day in the wealthiest country of the world. The inequality is glaringly obscene, and one is left to wonder to what extent capitalism negatively affects poverty and economic growth in the United States. The extent at which capitalism has negatively shaped the poverty and economic growth in the United States Capitalism has contributed to great economic growth in American as one of the richest countries in the world (Stiglitz 1081). However, economic growth has resulted into great inequalities between the rich and the poor. This is clearly showed by a state of poverty forty five years ago during the reign of the Johnson administration when reports of widespread poverty that shocked the nation were released. A report ‘ The other America’ by Michael Harrington and a documentary, Harvest of shame by Edward Murrow showed crushing poverty in Appalachia and how laborers in agricultural fields were exploited amid great economic success. The president responded by declaring “total and unconditional war” on poverty (Dunn 733). This even today remains the greatest reflection of failure of capitalism as Stiglitz says. This war was never worn as Dunn continues to say, because the programs did not challenge the property or even wealth of the rich class and the following US attack on Vietnam. Capitalism has res
Immigration issue has been the prevailing ones on the agenda of the modern world since recently. Because of the complexities connected with the process of adapting to another country and the different, completely foreign traditions and customs, immigrants need constant help from the local people and the local authorities. Though certain help to the immigrants is provided, it is obvious that the current support is not enough. Analyzing the existing evidence concerning the help offered and comparing and contrasting them, one can come to the conclusion that will help to figure out the probable strategy for the immigrants to be treated. With help of the analysis of the two interviews made, one can offer probable solutions for the current issue and provide essential pieces of advice to improve the work of the immigrate centers already existing. There is no doubt that a lot is being done for the immigrants in Australia to feel comfortable in the new environment. Comparing the interviews, one can mark several issues that require further consideration and might be the clues to the further successful implementation of the programs for immigrants. Among the most obvious points to emphasize, the difficulties that were faced turned out the most insightful part full of sudden and enticing discoveries. It is important to mark that the given survey had a number of enticing facts to offer. Analyzing the answers of the respondents, one can drive a number of curious conclusions concerning the immigration situation in Australia and the measures that the local people are trying to undertake to help the former adjust to the new enviro
The chapters from p. 371 to p. 441 have one thing in common – a properly identified philosophical context. The author pays certain attention to such concepts as a betrayal (public and interpersonal), freedom, love, trust, doubts, and the desire to find answers to different questions. Yi focuses on Cho’s intentions to figure out how and when he should leave the island. Instead of trusting his instincts and using his own experience, Cho starts gathering the opinions of such people as Sanguk and Elder Hwang. Though Cho believes his relations with these two people are the most successful on the island, he does not expect to get the answers he gets. Sanguk wants Cho to leave the island as soon as possible without finishing the Oma project as its end may bring unexpected and unpleasant results. Elder Hwang supports Sanguk and does not provide Cho with hope to be supported. As a result of misunderstandings and inabilities to find a consensus, Sanguk escapes the island like it was done many times before Director Cho came to the island. Sanguk’s escape is a symbol of rebellion that is necessary for the island and destructive to the Cho and Haewon-Miyon couple. Besides, Elder Hwang introduces a new idea of why the development of the island fails each time. The point is that the islanders think they need freedom, but in fact, they need love. The love, offered by Cho, was wrongly understood, this is why he had to leave the island, quit the statue, and forget all his good intentions. The island does not change in the next seven years as “the Oma reclamation project remained unfinished” (Yi 418) and “the directors were always changing” (Yi 419) demonstrating their inabilities to promote improvements. Finally, Cho’s return to the island as an ordinary worker is defined by the reporter Yi Chongt’ae as a sign of his madness. What makes Cho leave the island several days before the ceremony? The
Introduction This paper will discuss the four characteristics that define McDonaldization of society according to Ritzer the author of the book “McDonaldization of Society.” The paper also focuses on the impact of the McDonaldization concepts in schools and its consequences on society. The final section of the paper looks at the efforts by individuals and society to resist McDonaldization concepts. Ritzer argues that human beings devote a lot of effort in pursuit of efficiency but instead end up with systems that further dehumanize them and create more inefficiencies (12). Characteristics of McDonaldization Concepts The McDonaldization concepts are characterized by four elements namely; “efficiency, calculability, predictability and control through the nonhuman technology” (Ritzer 12). Each of these elements has been widely used in satisfying other human and management needs such as weight loss, filling in income tax forms and monitoring workers in work places. The McDonalds management systems are designed to work efficiently by following set working procedures and regulations. The systems put managers in a position to closely monitor the implementation of the work procedures and ensure that the rules and regulations of the organization are strictly adhered to. The calculability aspect stresses the quantitative value of the goods and services offered for sale. In McDonaldized societies, there is high regard for quantity than quality. Product manufacturers respond to this consumer attitude by increasing the quantity of the product but compromise on its quality. Restaurant offers that are based on the size of the food product are more lucrative than those based on the quality of the food. The calculability dimension is also keen on the time taken to accomplish the task; a good task should be accomplished within a short duration. Predictability is the fourth dimension that Ritzer uses to define McDonaldization of society. He used this dimension to suggest emphasis on the human tendency to imagine that products shall remain the same over time. The fourth element of the McDonaldized society is the control through nonhuman technology. This is where technology is used to create a no option scenario for the consumers. Applications of McDonaldization of society in Schools McDonalds’ business representation has been successfully applied in many other institutions. Schools use McDonaldization concepts mostly to monitor employees on job. Schools also apply the concept in the fight against the effects of race, ethnicity and other forms of discrimination. Globalization and slavery brought about integration of people from different cultural and geographic backgroun
Michael Moore presents an interesting and humorous film that exposes corrupted capitalism and the price the Americans have to pay for their unquenchable love for it (Moore, 2009). Moore’s- Capitalism: A love story -film highlights the evils of capitalism in America. The movie begins with humorous CCTV footage of bank robbery to expose capitalism at work. Moore quickly points out that capitalism is evil and claims that the US was not born a capitalist nation (Moore, 2009). According to Gouverneur (2005), capitalism is a socio-economic system that allows few individuals (the rich) to gain from the products or services they provide. It is dominant in nations that support the freedom of property ownership and individual stability over the society. This system exists in almost all economies in the world. The capitalists (minority) rule because they are able to produce and distribute goods while the working class (majority) provides labor to earn salaries and wages. Gouverneur (2005) argues that capitalism is one of the best governance systems because it allows free markets, creates job opportunities, leads to competition that encourage
Music is the notion that makes people think about the tunes they really adore. There are different genres and directions in music that help it to be in favor of different people. There are many specific qualities which apply to music. Thus, it may help think about something important, remain happy or remember something sad and unpleasant. However, there is an assumption that music possesses useful qualities, it can heal. The healing qualities of music are researched by numerous scholars. They believe that listening to some specific genres in music it is possible to impact the particular organs in human organism. However, there are other ideas in regards to this belief. Reading an article Sacred and Profance: Music in Korean Shaman Rituals by Keith Howard it seems obvious that music may be used as healing for human soul and body. Using the example of the shaman ritual the author wants to prove that music is healing not only to human soul, but also to human body. One of the main priorities of shaman rituals is the music which sounds all the time the ritual is in action. Keith Howard is sure that this music can be useful. Thus, listening to music of the ritual which may serve as the stimulant, people can experience block out of the physical environment. Additionally, rhythmic sounds “can be used to regularise body activity or to destabilise mental and/or physical behaviour” (Howard 1). Therefore, listening to active and rhythmic music people appear in the situation that their bodies are impacted by the rhythm even though people do not notice this. Human body is a complicated structure. Additionally, human brain has never been researched to the full, therefore, the perception of the music which appears constantly in rhythm might be perceived by the brain and delivered to the human body accordingly. It is impossible to disagree with the statement that rhythmic music influences human brain and is reflected on the body. Listening to the rhythmic music many people want to dance, they feel how their body seems to be dancing. Is not this the proof that music impacts human consciousness? Dwelling upon the shaman rituals and rhythmic music used there, the author of the article mentions the impact of some particular instruments (double-headed drum and oboe) on human emotions. Keith Howard is sure that “oboe is the melodic instrument considered closest to the human voice since it, virtually uniquely, is capable of the same wide and sudden fluctuations in dynamic, rapid and large melodic leaps, gentle ascending and descending portamenti, and subtle pitch shading” (Howard 2). The music impacts human emotion by means of heightening the change of rhythm, tone and other characteristics. Additionally, the author states that “rhythm, whether in perception or action, is emotional when highly developed, and results in the response of the whole organism to its pulsations” (Howard 3). Pulsation is a kind of movement. Life is movement, the more people move, the