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The reviewed strategies for sustaining museum experience all seem to contribute to the user’s understanding, contemplating, and memorizing the installations or artworks they witnessed. Each of them has its own channel of influence and the tools that are used to implement them. The success of the strategies seems to be comprised of multiple aspects such as user’s intention for attending the exhibition, the perceived quality or attractiveness of the presented items, and the organization choices. For instance, personalization through engagement seems to work well with those who are tired of beholding countless portraits and landscapes in art galleries. In this case, technology could both entertain and help memorize particular works due to active participation. In this case, it also serves as an attraction to share the received experience provided it was immersive enough. The level of personalization is highly dependent on the perceived quality of the exhibited item. Even if the content is well presented and advertised, it is still doubtful that it would satisfy a visitor if he or she does not produce an emotional response. Therefore, the visitor is unlikely to share it via social media. An implication here is that proper advertising and grouping the exhibition items would, to a certain extent, make the audience more homogenous and prepared for the experiences that await them in the exhibition hall. This, in turn would create more opportunities for using engagement techniques. However, an element of shock such as newly introduced VR technology could be used to mitigate the negative perception of the content and act as a retaining agent. The use of space is also a strategy that could be used to alter the perception of a visitor tuning him or her to a certain mood and helping conserve energy (Tzortzi, 2015). Co-creation seems to incorporate the full meaning of interactive exhibition design. This changes the concept of a museum from a place for sheer witnessing items to a participative environment. However, adapting various exhibitions for co-creation could be challenging if the idea goes beyond a sharing campaign as in Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Social media is the invention of a 21st century that has produced a tremendous effect on all spheres of life. When museums are concerned, engagement through social media has become practically irreplaceable for advertising. It has also become a retaining strategy that addresses information straight to the potential visitors and reminds them about the experience they received. Active usage of this instrument will allow a museum to stay competitive among other sources of learning and entertainment. The future popularity of museums ass sources of traditional and emerging cultural knowledge depends on their ability to interact with their audience. The use of the above mentioned strategies seem to contribute to creation of long-lasting experiences that create a positive image of a museum. Use of modern technologies such as VR should become a feature that establishes a modern trend for presenting exhibitions. Above that, museums should not
Third wave feminism is often used to explain contemporary feminism versions that have evolved over the last few decades. The actual definition is often contested. Nevertheless, Johnson (9) notes that the notion informs many feminist and anti-feminist theories and practices coming up in the twenty-first century. Meanwhile, Merskin (435) confirms that third wave of feminism focuses on the expression of women to take advantage of the gains made by initial feminism’s goals. However, the main idea is to show that women are yet to achieve the utopian conditions for equality as they would wish. For example, Halligan (4) shows that women have been constantly and explicitly informed to improve their appearance such that they are able to appear as non-ugly. Incidentally, such progress makes the so called ugly so rare such that it is also becoming an appearance worth cherishing contrary to decades ago when the same image represented the oppressed women. The utopian reference is used here because women already have the universal equality rights they would require. Besides, they are already receiving many assistance programs to allow them to effectively participate in economic activities. This essay seeks to show that the realization of third-wave feminism ideals does not lead to equality as many of its constituent movements will claim. Instead, the third-wave feminism fights for superiority. Third-wav
Judging by the message that is coming out of Stephen Collinson’s article, one can easily tell the conspicuous limited critical thinking skills. He has been a reporter with the CNN for years but it seems his experience in the industry is not enhancing his personal growth in skills that are critical to his career. Journalists are supposed to be critical thinkers since they are expected to take stands that shape public opinions on national matters. With this in mind, I find Collinson’s article to be very unprofessional and limited to general criticism. For instance, he seems to insist that the Republicans are not in a position to form a united party. This is taking into account the internal wrangles that have been happening within the party. However, this is not a point to base one’s argument on a subject that could easily discredit the integrity of a national party. Given the high moral authority that the Reporter and the company he works for has, it defeats any logical explanation to make such an uninformed claim. In the art
The issues of marketing can be applied to all types of business with regard to the size and specialisation. However, the approach is different for large and small businesses due to the manner of application. For instance, the manager of a small hotel/motel would not make plans for future marketing interventions and actions to be made unlike the large hotels that have strategies concerning the training of staff members, recruitment, development, and other important aspects. In this respect, the marketing in large companies is well-planned and includes more long-term goals to be attained whereas the small companies rely more on the short-term attainable goals that do not require a strategic approach. As reported in the article by Reijonen and Laukkanen (2010), there should be some guidelines for marketing strategies related to small enterprises because most studies are aimed at providing large companies with sufficient theoretical background concerning the marketing approaches, the best practices, and other issues. Limitation is one of the reasons why small firms have marketing strategies that differ greatly from those of the large companies. As such, time and resources as well as training level and knowledge management issues are limited for small companies due to the insufficient capital and the overall size of the firm. However, there are some fields of marketing applied to large and small companies evenly: “segmentation, customer orientation, targeting, positioning, and seeking for competitive advantage” (Reijonen & Laukkanen, 2010, p. 115). For instance, segmentation applied to small firms is considered to be really challenging because it is aimed at dividing the entire scope of potential customers into groups in accordance with certain principles and characteristics. As claimed by Storbacka (1997 in Reijonen & Laukkanen, 2010), the outcomes of the segmentation as a part of marketing is “to increase the profitability of the enterprise” (p. 116). So, the process of segmentation should be applied to small businesses as an integral part of the marketing strategies. The behavioural characteristics of the population are considered to be the major principle according to which companies shape their
Introduction This paper is about the different view points of John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham on the concept of Utilitarianism. Though Mill’s work was influenced by Bentham to a large extent, nonetheless there are significant differences in their approach that we discuss here. Mill and Bentham occupy a unique place among the philosophers and thinkers of the Enlightenment era with regards to their conceptions of utilitarianism. Qualitative and Quantitative Happiness The main difference between Mill’s and Bentham’s conception of Utilitarianism is that Mill, though a consequentialist, makes a case for the qualitative aspects of happiness. Bentham’s case on the other hand is the one for the “greatest happiness” of all. Thus, one needs to act in such a way that promotes the happiness of the maximum number of people. For Bentham, all kinds of happiness are equal whereas for Mill, there is a subtle element of difference in the degree and kind of pleasure that we get from our actions. Bentham’s concept is known as Hedonistic Utilitarianism where he postulates that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should form the basis for our conduct in society. Mill, on the other hand, drew a line between individual happiness and happiness of all by stating that “we should do what we like and without impediment from our fellow creatures”. However, he qualifies this statement with “as long as we do not do them harm”. Further, the sense of personal sacrifice that is so revered in the Christian conception of things can be seen as an objection to Mill’s theory. However, Mill discounts this by stating that any sacrifice that denies happiness of self and also does not promote the general sense of well being is considered a waste. Pushkin vs. Pushpin A significant difference that follows from the section above is what is ultimately good for society. According to Mill’s theory, it is the qualitative separation of happiness that counts and so a “higher pleasure” is better than a “lower pleasure”. In his own work, it is better for “Socrates to be dissatisfied rather than a fool satisfied” and “better for a human to be satisfied than a pig satisfied”. Bentham, on the other hand does not seek a qualitative separation of happiness and says that a “Pushpin is as better as an Opera house” the allusion being to the c
Introduction This paper aims at exploring the ethical, moral and legal challenges of potential dual relationship as an advocate or otherwise a mediator. I will tell my opinions in the paper regarding the integration of advocacy and mediation process within the human services. I will outline my philosophy and personal approach to advocating and mediating the Planned Parenthood Agency. However, advocacy and mediation are recurrently being integrated into various continuum of the human services field. Dual Relationship challenges A mediator is a neutral third party who assembles with two or more conflicting parties to encourage and enhance communication to come up with an agreement or conclusion over a conflict that exists between the parties. S/he does not act as the decision maker but as a peace maker, he gives a more conducive discussion environment to the two or more parties and leaves to the parties to make the final decisions. It’s the legal and ethical job as a mediator to ensure all communications remains confidential unless otherwise specified. This gives room to no doubts and guarantee mediator’s integrity, and accuracy is established between the conflicting groups (Barsky, 2007). The mediator is expected not or never to be unfair to any party or force a party to come into concurrence with the other. Since mediators are impartial, their individual or personal beliefs and values sometimes can be a challenge. Professionalism As a professional mediator there are legal, moral and ethical matters that you have to tackle when handling the conflicting parties. A mediator has to guarantee each party comfort and know that their issues are fairly heard without biasness. It’s very significant for the mediator to remain bias. Personal Perception Mediators and advocates are very fundamental to the human service field. Clients depend on the mediator to enlighten them of their rights and protection. Always the clients seek for advocate assistance due to their lack of laws and procedures to seek justice and protection and this is why mediators and advocates are there to provide this assistance. Personal philosophy and approach The services given at the Planned Parenthood Agencies are significant enough, mostly there are teens that are very young and have no idea on how to communicate with their parents. The means of communication is this stage is advocated and mediated on to ensure that the relationship between teens and parents remains intact and their grievances are highly accepted by the both parties (The Association of Attorney-Mediators, 2001). If any of the conflicting parties gets unsatisfied with the biasness of the mediator, they are encouraged to seek different counsel to complete successfully their mediation process fairly and accurately. I also believe that every situation in conflicts is different and that people deserves to exploit a second chance. Furthermore, these people need help and as a human service officer we are expected to help them accordingly. It’s my personal ph
Policy Analysis Historical Context of the Current Policy and the Role of Historical Context in the Policy Development The health of older adults was always been a complex issue for the healthcare system and social well-being of the US. Today, this problem remains critical, and it is especially important for low-income people, those living in rural areas, and other vulnerable groups. In 1965, the Older Americans Act (OAA) was enacted to support the mentioned people, and H. R. 4334: Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 aims to improve it. The OAA expired in 2019, while it served to connect older Americans and care providers in terms of community-based support. Considering that the rate of aging in the US tends to grow, it is critical to reauthorize the mentioned act and also adjust it to meet the needs of persons aged 60 and over. The rise in life expectancy, an increase in the number of pensioners, and a decrease in the working-age population make it essential to rethink the previous approach. In addition, the change in the social security system, which extends its effect over time to more and more categories of citizens, is a natural process in the development of the US. In 2016, the number of people who were eligible for the Act’s impact was 11.3 million. Speaking more precisely, 23.7 rides to medical facilities were performed, and 45.2 million home-delivered meals were provided (Center for Responsive Politics, n.d.). However, there is a need to extend these programs to serve more individuals as they need help. The critical review of the historical context allows for noting that the reauthorization of Acts requires the approval of the Senate, which is accompanied by many appropriations. First, the House submitted the Dignity with Aging Act 2019 that was a request to repeatedly authorize the OAA. Second, the session on amending the policy was conducted by the House Committee on Education and Labor (House Committee on Education and Labor, n.d.). Third, the Senate took up the House bill for consideration. While the presented hierarchy for the policy reauthorization is clear in the historical context, it also becomes evident that adjustments are always needed to meet the changing needs of the target population. Practice Implications and Its Influence on Service Delivery The implementation of the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 would create many opportunities for older adults to receive the necessary health care services, medication, nutrition, counseling, and so on. The identified Act became the foundation for reauthorizing the OAA for a five-year period. Since it is requested to increase funding by seven percent for the first year and six percent for each subsequent
In my work experiences, I have encountered situations that have presented ethical dilemmas to me. A case that easily comes to mind, is of a situation when I was a member of a project team at the NHA Group. The primary role of my team was to perform annual valuations for target companies. In the course of my work, I discovered a mathematical error in several of our client’s year valuations where their incomes had been overvalued. The figures failed to add up and, therefore, did not make sense. On further investigation, I realized that two analysts in my team had made the mistake by adding termination income a onetime income, into the regular annual income, which had resulted in a huge overvalue of the incomes of the affected companies. Unfortunately, by the time I discovered the errors the valuation containing the mistake had already been provided to the board. In this scenario, I had several possible courses of action. I could inform my team and the company boards of the said
Introduction Pizza preparation can be one of the most daunting tasks at home. As one of the best foods for human consumption, its preparation requires great attention. The basic component in pizza making is baking flour. To add flavor, other ingredients are needed depending on what taste is required. The innards which are added to the prepared dough might include various food toppings and cheese. Stepwise explanation of preparation is vital for making pizza dough up to the baking process. Therefore, a clear exposition on a pizzeria preparation procedure should begin with the dough-making process. Preparation of Mixtures to Be Used for Pizza Making The fundamental step in pizza preparation is ensuring that one has mixtures required for it. To prepare the first mixture, a medium bowl is needed, and little olive oil is poured to it. Pour half a liter of warm water of about 120 degrees Celsius into the medium container, followed by six and twelve grams of yeast and sugar, respectively. In another larger dish, add six hundred and twelve grams of wheat flour and salt in that order and then mix. Consequently, you have two bowls of mixtures, a medium one containing warm water, yeast and sugar and the larger pot holding a mixture of salt and wheat flour. Then, your objective as a pizza maker at this particular instance should be combining the two mixtures. In your large bowl containing the mixture of salt and wheat flour, make a well at the center of the blend using your fingertip. Gradually, pour the mix from the medium bowl into the well you have just made with your fingertip. Add 360 milliliters of olive oil to the combination in the large bowl. Using a kitchen fork to pull the drier parts of the mix to the wet concoction, combine thoroughly for five minutes. Finally, the blend is
The game BizCafe is valuable for any student who wants to understand how to become an effective manager, deal with arising management issues, and ensure that all investments are as effective as possible. My specific areas of responsibilities were marketing and miscellaneous issues. For example, other members of the group asked my advice about the marketing strategies we could use, and I had to provide reasons such as why we sold a cup for $3.75 during the first periods or what exact number of radio spots the cafe paid for during various periods. To ensure that our marketing decisions were efficient and did not influence the start-up negatively, I had to examine major players in the field and evaluate their marketing experiences, decisions, and strategies. During the first five periods, we relied on radio advertisement more heavily than during the fifth to ninth periods. As customer awareness of the cafe rose significantly, we could invest less in the radio advertisement. As to miscellaneous investments and decisions, I convinced the members of the group that a purchase of a $4.000 oven was an effective long-term investment during the fourth period. Although such a decision was disputed at first, I successfully argued that this purchase would not have been useful during the first three periods, or the later ones, for various reasons. These reasons, along with other explanations about the decisions made, are discussed in the following sections. Group Dynamics I would evaluate the group dynamics as mostly positive, with a flexible group structure (the roles of the members changed depending on the current aim or group’s needs) and strong cohesion that was rarely disrupted by group conflicts. The flexibility of the roles in our group helped me to critically evaluate the decisions of others (and my own) because we never played the same roles during the project. For example, during the first periods, I was responsible for management decisions, but my role changed during the later periods where I was more focused on the operations, and another member of the group was responsible for management. Nevertheless, group conflicts did h
Homo Sapiens Invasions The evolution of human beings on Earth was a complicated process related to animal extinctions. Some scholars connect the latter to human activities, while others explain everything by natural conditions’ changes. The recent scholarly findings prove that invasions of Homo sapiens to the Austronesian and American continents were the major factors that conditioned the extinction of numerous animal species (Carroll, 2001, pp. 81 – 82). These data allow at least hypothesizing that the recent scholarly findings bring the science closer to defining actual causes of animal species extinction, unknown to the prior scholars. Hunting Hunting that was widely practiced by the Homo sapiens at the initial stages of their development is considered to be one of the main causes of animal extinction (University of Exeter, 2008). The findings of scholars from the University of Exeter seem to prove that hunting, but not climate change or any other naturally conditioned factors, caused the extinction of giant marsupials, also known as the Austronesian megafauna (University of Exeter, 2008). Prior scholarly views on climate change as the main extinction cause were based on the data that giant marsupials in the Austronesian continent became extinct 46,000 years ago, while humans came to the continent only 43,000 years ago. However, recent research proved that some marsupial species were observed in the continent 41,000 years ago, i. e. 2,000 years after the Homo sapiens arrived. At the same time, the climate did not change essentially during those years, while hunting became used extensively, which allows scholars to argue about hunting as the major extinction factor (University of Exeter, 2008). Habitat Loss Further on, Klein (2002) argues about four other causes of animal extinction, and all of them are human-related. These four extinction factors are habitat loss, natural mass extinction, environmental pollution, and the combination of the first three that resulted in species mutations (p. 376). Habitat loss is argued to be the main of those four reasons, and again, it was caused by extensive human activities. Hunting provided Homo sapiens with food and improved their living conditions. The latter impacted the population growth and the need for large settlements (Klein, 2002, p. 378). As a result, the natural habitats of numerous animal species were destroyed to provide living space to human beings. Environment Change The pollution of the environment is thus the second most important extinction factor. Klein (2002) calls the Homo sapiens to be the dirtiest animal species on Earth and supports the point with substantial evidence (p. 378). From such a discussion, one can conclude that the waste that human activities bring to the environment makes the life of other species impossible in their natural habitats or in other places where living conditions were acceptable before human beings arrived. Mutations Finally, the sum of all the above factors might have caused the mutation of animal species and conditioned their subsequent extinction (Carroll, 2001, p. 182; Klein, 2002, p. 391). The point c