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In the hairy ape, the central character Yank plays the character that brings his downfall upon himself via his flaw. It is unfortunate that Mildred happens along when he is in the course of an outburst. He explains that he misinterpreted the whole situation and overreacted when she walked in on him yelling. Yank explains to his mates that he was petrified as he envisioned Mildred as a ghost rather than a human being (Lauter et al. 29). This shows that his emotions were high but his temper was uncontrollable. He was initially a mediator in the midst of a confrontation that had ensued between his crew mates. His outburst was caused by the whistle blower who really got his anger up. According to the notion that views a “grotesque” character in a different aspect, Yank is ready to stand by his beliefs and refuses to acknowledge any sort of reasoning that is offered by different people. He is ready to risk everything since he believes that the lady called him names in error. He is so annoyed that he would like to go out and show her that he is not the hairy ape that she called him. Compared to Mildred who is the daughter of the owner of the ship and effectively his employer, Yank is but an extra hand on the decks of one of the ships that Mildred’s father owns. This basically implies that he is in a much lower class than she is. Yank strives to justify the fact that she should not have been there in the first place. He insists that she ought not to have poked her nose there because she belongs up there. He is even ready to go and finish her off after she has been carried off the room. He even threw the shovel that he had in hand at her. Yank is ready to stand by his word in everything that he does. He believes that the world ought to leave him as he is and constantly tells his colleagues the same thing. He occasionally has outbursts that he can hardly control and he has to have one of his mates next to him. He has actually lost some sense of faith in the moral world. He does not care about the consequences that his actions will evoke. By doing the daughter of one of the richest men in the world at the time, Yank would only be calling for serious trouble from all quarters. He does not relent in his quest to prove that he can show anyone who he believes has done something wrong to him. This is shown when he attacks someone at the church and he is arrested. Yank has set his beliefs as the ultimate philosophy and nothing will deter him from following them. Even when his colleagues try to give him some reasonable explanation that will set his frame of mind to view things in another way, Yank is relentless. It is pertinent to note that Yank does not listen to any fo
Introduction The healthcare sector is one of the areas that have come under sharp focus in recent periods both in the United States and around the world. Issues that have raised concern include the ability of the respective system to handle a changing demographic outlook; and the ability of the financiers to pay for all the essential services required by the population. The demand for healthcare services has been increased by various factors; such include an increase in the population, an enlargement of the proportion of elderly people; and increased cultural, racial and ethnic diversity. The immense pressure placed on the system has eventually resulted in some sections of the population receiving less than satisfactory healthcare services; resulting in disparities in health among racial and ethnic minorities; people from poor socioeconomic backgrounds; and uninsured and/or underinsured people in the United States. Additionally, there have been clear shortcomings in the management of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity; particularly in regards to the development and management of co-morbidities. This can largely be blamed on the fragmented nature of the healthcare system; which was originally designed for acute health care and which has not adapted quickly enough to the current challenges to the general health of the population. Various stakeholders have awaked to the fact that healthcare delivery is arguably the biggest challenge that the United States and indeed the Western civilization will face in the near future. This was clearly evident in the central role which the issue took in the run-up and during the 2008 American presidential election. Additionally, the issue continues to emit debate and discussion regarding the problems and possible solutions to alleviate the current deficits and prevent future disasters. In this paper, I am going to explore various facets of the healthcare sector vis-à-vis the challenges they are facing and the possible solutions to ensure safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable delivery of healthcare services. Cultural Competence and Patient Focus The challenges of being culturally competent and providing patient-centered care are among the newer hurdles that healthcare providers have had to surmount in the recent past. This has largely been fuelled by an increase in the cultural and ethnic diversity of the American population; this has rendered the standard “one-size-fits-all” services ineffective in addressing both the unique need of minority populations and the barriers that stand in the way of effective delivery of healthcare services to this section of the population. Such barriers include language barriers; personal and institutional racism; racial and ethnic stereotypes and misconceptions; mistrust; socioeconomic status; and access to health insurance (Woloshin, 1995; Rowland & Shartzer, 2008; Gornick, 2000). These barriers have contributed to the development of disparities in health between the white majori
Introduction Korean pop music comprises a collection of several music genres whose roots can be traced to South Korea. Since its inception in the Korean music market, the genre has experienced an immense growth, starting from the Asian markets to the global music industry markets. 1 The aim of this paper is to discuss the influence of Korean popular music with particular focus on its uniqueness and impacts. The uniqueness refers to the characteristics of the K-pop, which makes it peculiar in comparison to other music genres both within Korean and on global platforms. From the paradigms of influences, the paper discusses the implications of the K-pop on the Korean social values and foreign influences. The paper also discusses the limitations of K-pop and offers suggestions of making it better. The emergence and growth of K-pop Korean pop, which is abbreviated as K-pop, entails musical genre of South Korean in origin. The genre is characterized by immense varieties of different audiovisual constituents. 2 Despite the view that K-pop captures all popular music genres of South Korea in originality, it mainly comprises modern types of pop music such as ballads, hip-hop, rock, and dance-pop among others. 3 K-pop was ushered into the Korean music industry in 1992 when Seo Taiji and Boys was formed. The group experimented with the success of merging different music styles with the Korean music genres. As Howard notes, “this move sparked a paradigm shift in the music industry of South Korea.” 4 K-pop made incorporation of various foreign music forms into the Korean native music genre common practice. The worldwide proliferation of K-pop has been enhanced by the onset of social media platforms like YouTube, thus making it possible to share videos. This aspect has allowed K-pop to gain an immense share of the global audience. In this regard, Ramstad notes from 2005, K-pop has encountered double-digit growth on global platforms. 5 During the first six months of 2012, K-pop secured a gross income of about US$3.4 billion. 6 These earnings made K-pop to be dubbed as the greatest Koran export. 7 In the 1990s, K-pop gained enormous popularity across East Asia. It then found its way into the Japanese market in the beginning of the 21 st century. Within Southeast Asia, K-pop became a subculture aped by young adults coupled with teenagers towards mid 2000. 8 Currently, the Korean wave has allowed K-pop to penetrate other parts of the world such as Africa (especially North Africa), Latin America, the Middle East, and amongst immigrant communities in the Western nations. Uniqueness’ of K-pop K-pop is unique in comparison with other music genres in the music industry across the globe in its both musical lyrics and stylistic moves. It is principally produced for export 9 , which makes it unique since it incorporates diversity in audiovisual contents. The audiovisual organization for French perhaps explains this uniqueness when it states that K-pop “is a fusion of synthesized music, sharp dance routi
Introduction Computer viruses are somewhat similar to their organic counterparts since they function under the same principles of infecting a system they are introduced to and focus on replication. However, computer viruses are not a natural aspect of software programs; rather, they are purposefully created to carry out various functions, some of which are malicious in nature. Actions such as compromising the integrity of a computer’s security system, introducing flaws in the programming architecture to cause errors, or even cause the hardware to malfunction resulting in its destruction. These are only a few of the possible actions that a computer virus could be responsible for and, as such, show why it is necessary to know about the different types of viruses out there, how they can infect systems and what measures can a user take to either prevent infection or get rid of one. Types of Virus Macro Virus The infection vector of a macro virus is through programs that utilize macros such as.doc,.xls, or.ppp. While the extensions may not be familiar, they consist of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. A macro virus infects these files and spreads when it is shared across various emails and USB drives. Memory Resident Virus A memory-resident virus is one of the most resilient types of viruses out there since it resides in the RAM of the computer and comes out of stasis every time the computer’s OS is activated. As a result, it infects other open files leading to the spread of the virus. Worms A worm is a self-replicating virus that focuses on creating adverse effects on your computer. This can consist of deleting critical system files, overwriting program protocols, and taking up valuable CPU processing space. Worm infections are identifiable based on process errors happening all of a sudden as well as a noticeable decline in the performance of your computer. Trojan Trojan viruses are aptly named since they stay hidden in a computer’s system subtly gathering information. Unlike works, the impact of trojans is rarely felt since their primary purpose is to collect information and transmit it to a predetermined location. Banking information, passwords, and personal details are what Trojans are usually after since this enables malicious hackers to use the information in identity theft as well as to illegally access online accounts and transfer funds. Direct Action Viruses This type of virus takes action once certain conditions have been met such as when they are executed by the user (i.e. opened or clicked). They are typically found in the system directory and infect the various therein; however, s
Unlike in other countries where people have the freedom to choose their physician and pay costs accordingly for healthcare procedures , Americans deal with Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO’s) who dictate how the medical insurance of a patient will be spent in pursuit of a cure. This prepaid system of health consultation has continously been abused by the HMO’s who hold the lives of the policy holders in their hands as the doctors need to seek approval prior to undertaking any type of medical exam. There have been actual documented cases of HMO’s refusing to approve testing because of the policy coverage of patients. A practice which is in direct violation of the Hippocratic Oath. These HMO’s have decided that they can play God with the lives of the people who entrust them with their hard earned money in the hopes receiving proper medical care in the future. The healthcare system was not helped by the sudden recession of the country either. The cost of health insurance in America is on the rise. Those without jobs lose their coverage because there is no entity on the other end to pay for the company share of the insurance. This is why I believe that the monopoly of the HMO’s must be dismantled and the right to choose the type of healthcare be returned to the people. I believe that by dismantling the HMO healthcare monopoly, the general population will discover that healthcare does not need to be a financially draining experience.
Introduction Various treatment interventions can be applied to children with autism. Cognitive-behavioral therapy and social skills training are some of the therapeutic approaches used in children with autism. Social communication is significantly impaired in the case of children having autism. There are also other methods such as pivotal response treatment, which has proved effective in dealing with cases of autism in children. Recent studies reveal that a therapeutic approach to autism has not received adequate support. Also, there has been limited research concerning the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in dealing with autistic symptoms despite the fact CBT seems the most appropriate therapeutic approach in this context. This paper attempts to investigate the effectiveness of CBT as a therapeutic approach to children having autism (White, 2003). Overview of CBT CBT significantly depends on psychological changes influenced by the cognitive science-informed model. The main objective behind using CBT as a therapeutic approach to children having autism is to facilitate the retrieval of memories and foster adaptive responses in certain memory scenarios that have been identified as playing a significant role in impeding the cognitive abilities of the autistic child. The development of the CBT program for autistic children should incorporate target goals such as the development and improvement of social skills and the deployment of appropriate methodologies to facilitate memory retrieval. Also, CBT aims at promoting conversation skills. An important requirement of the CBT is that it should be implemented in real social situations where antisocial deficits are evident. The simulated social context is not effective i
The book subtitled “Bards Guide” to Norman Augustine and Kenneth Adelman’s “ Shakespeare in Charge: The Bard’s Guide to Leading and Succeeding on the Business Stage” (New York: Hyperion, 1999) gives the full expression of the transformations of consumptions appropriate to late Shakespeare’s ideology of shakespearism. (Burt 46) Business by Shakespeare on Management reflects the time-honored practice of appropriating Shakespeare in the form of concise description we now think of as sound bites. (Burt 46) Asserts that, “not only has the ‘market’ now become in this latest stage of marketing a niche in itself, the whole swallowed up by the part as in the other management books.” Thus, the key conceptual framework of this reflective critical review is an in-depth analysis of the book “ The Bardʼs Guide to Leading and Succeeding on the Business Stage” by Norman and Stephen’s “ Fail better! Beckettʼs Secrets of Business and Branding Success”. Besides, this exposition review alternative management practices as discussed in these writings. Augustine and Kenneth Adelman This book represents a new trend in the Shakespeare business: the business of marketing Shakespeare as a connoisseur on business. As the most recent and most successful of these works, “ Shakespeare in Charge” affords a fascinating window into the bard’s new businesslike appeal. Leadership and management have been the focus of much literature since the beginning of time: biblical scriptures questions the decisions of King David (Corrigan 56). Technology advancement has provided many new tools (computers, mobiles, and phones, e-mail) to assist in management, principally in the management of resources. Shakespeare places management within its social, economic, and political perspective, and examines how management approaches and activities are closely related to the environment in which they are practiced. Despite these changes, the basics still hinge on human nature, and human nature essentially do not change. Issues such as the significance of diversity in the workplace and the need for ethical approaches to management are given serious attention, even as both theory and practice are brought together by discussing the management, drive, communication, and marketing of the
Need for an organisational change I will present the argument for organisational change. HTC Corporation has notable challenges, which include weak organisational structure, ineffective crisis management team, misplaced objectives, poor customer services, and employee’s performance. Additionally, HTC products and services cannot compete with rival markets. The rising rivalry between the HTC Corporation and other product calls for urgent measures. I will summarise various reasons for change Ineffective strategic alliance and brand value It is hard to compete with rival products when our product does not meet customer’s specification. For example, Nokia has regional outlets across the globe to ensure continuous supply. However, HTC cannot sustain its supplies because of poor communication. Our regional outlets and franchise do not communicate effectively. We must prioritise our resources to achieve capacity production and distribution. Areas with poor distribution network will be treated with caution. Thus, we must build a strategic alliance with the local contractors to ensure adequate distribution of HTC products. Our brand value will improve when the products and services satisfy the customer. We can only achieve this feat through organisational change. Weak organisational strategy Our regional sales representatives do not document daily transactions. Thus, we experience shortages during high sales. Such delay affects the brand value and reputation. A major obstacle to success is leadership. Previous study revealed that an effective leadership improve
Julius Caesar is a great and intriguing play as it is a tale of betrayal and tragedies. Caesar was a great leader of Rome and an overtly ambitious general and what follows is a series of betrayals from some quarters that felt his power was becoming overbearing and so they needed they curb his excesses. Brutus led the successful assassination attempt and what follows the death of the great Caesar is now history. The editors of the essay, Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine clearly stated that William Shakespeare demonstrated his artistic prowess and this is actually true as he showed his adept ability to effectively use his mastery of words and his great oratorical skill to persuade readers to view things from his own point of view. The most compelling and interesting moment in the play comes when Marc Anthony, a loyal servant of Caesar gave a soul rendering and thought provoking speech at the funeral of Caesar. Taking a critical look at the event that followed Anthony’s speech, it would be seen that it was this great speech that made the crowd turn their backs against Brutus. Though, the play is full of tragic details and serious political rivalries, it falls short of Shakespeare’s later tragic plays in terms of the intensity in style. Taking an analytical look at Barbara and Paul’s opinion on the murder of Julius Caesar, it could be deduced that Shakespeare was not really sure if Caesar’s murderers were right in killing him and this leaves readers to either be in the defense of Brutus or totally be against his dastardly act. I would say that the tragic death of Julius Caesar came to me as a shock as the climax that beclouded his assassination is unexpected. Having to read that the mighty Caesar was brutally murdered by Brutus before the senate is unbelievable and this is what adds to the intriguing details in the play. Though, the murder of Caesar by the conspirators was expected as they did not like the idea of Caesar being the supreme emperor, but the timing was not expected as one would have thought that Caesar would have won so many hearts and even those of his killers before he met his waterloo at the hands of his killers as this was not to be. Caesar, being the supposedly protagonist should have lived up to the last pages of the book, but the details of his death somewhere in the middle pages of the book leaves readers to believe that he is not the major lead in the book as Marc Antony or probably the followers of Brutus played more active roles in the book. The thought provoking tales in the book is something that arouses one’s consciousness and broadens one’s imaginations on the event that led to Caesar‘s death as it makes the ardent readers to have a kind of feeling that they were really there in the middle of the action and the events that took place during that period. Sincerely, this book is a must read for every lover of history and every fan of the emperors of Rome. It just shows us that no man is too great to be slaughtered and that no matter the protection that we feel we have, somebody, somewhere could bring us down as we see how Marcus Brutus successfully brought the great Emperor J