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The Intouchables is a French comedy-drama film produced in 2011. It is based on the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his caregiver Abdel Sellou who is French-Algerian. The plot is about the friendship that evolved between an employer and employee. Driss, who acts as Abdel Sellou in the film, enrolled for the position without having any ambitions since all he wanted was the signature confirming he had interviewed for a job and failed so that he could continue to get his welfare checks from the government. Driss was successful and got the job. However, Phillipe’s friend had a concern that Driss had a criminal record since he had been in jail for robbery although Phillipe dismissed the concerns on the basis that it was only Driss who had treated him without pity. Thus, a strong friendship was formed between Phillipe and Driss. Phillipe trusted Driss to an extent that he told him about the accident that led to his disability as well as the fact that he did not have children of his own since his wife passed away before she could bear a child and that Elisa, his daughter, was adopted. Driss on his part helped Phillipe by advising him to be strict on her daughter. On the other hand, Driss is introduced to modern art, the opera and even takes up painting. At some point in the film, Driss has to be relieved of his duties so as to help his cousin Adama, who has got into trouble with the police. The absence of Driss leaves Phillipe in a sad state that he stops taking care of himself. Yvonne, his assistant, gets concerned and calls Driss who comes back and helps Phillipe get on a date with Eleonare, who he had previously stood up. Most movie critics, especially the Americans say that the movie is racist and demeans the black French immigrant community because Driss is black and works as the caregiver for the affluent white French man. He has a criminal record and lives in the projects with other relatives on the wrong side of the law. More so, Driss did not want a job; he only wanted the unemployment checks which depict him as lazy. The only political idea in the film is the broken state of unemployment welfare arrangement in France. The government spends a lot on the welfare of people who are able to take up different jobs. This is also a social problem since citizens as well as immigrants prefer not to take up jobs so that the government can continue paying for their upkeep. However, I do not think the movie is racist since racism would mean that the boss looks down on his employee and treats him badly. Phillip
Tracking in education system refers to a concept of grouping learners according to their academic abilities (Education Week, 2004). In tracking system, learners are grouped and categorized into different classes according to their intellectual abilities (Education Week, 2004). This means that a certain class will only have learners who have same abilities. In this paper, we will assess the advantages and disadvantages of the tracking system in education as we try to investigate whether the system encourages or discourages racism in the US. The tracking system has both strengths and weakness. Scholars argue that one of the advantages of the system is that it allows instructors to determine teaching methods and the teaching pace. For talented students, the system favors them in that the teacher is able to meet their needs based on their abilities (Education Week, 2004). For learners with equal abilities, the teacher can efficiently apply certain teaching methods at a certain pace. The system can be reliable for students with special needs since they need certain pace and certain teaching method. Secondly, since the system allows students to be categorized according to their intellectual abilities, it reduces chances of learners loosing self-esteem (Perrucci and Wysong, 2008). Once students are grouped according to their abilities, they only compare their performance with that of their peers reducing chances of lowering individual self-esteem, which may result from comparison of individual performance with others (Perrucci and Wysong, 2008). If low-performing students compare themselves against highly performing students, they may lose confidence and reduces chances of improving academically. In addition to this, this system of education allows gifted students to improve in terms of academic achievements (Education Week, 2004). According to a research, when talented learners were tracked they produced better results than similar-ability learners in non-tracked system of education did (Kulik and Kulik, 1992). In a tracked system, when talented students spend more time with their peers with similar abilities, they tend to improve their attitude and consequently improving per
A famous American legal drama movie, A Civil Action, came out in 1998 and became a success both among adolescents and adults and especially among those who are interested in the law sphere. The film is based on a book with the same name written by Jonathan Harr and tells a real story of a legal case. The case took place in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the late nineteen eighties and was about environmental pollution caused by giant corporations owning tanneries. A Civil Action won several awards and became a film that is known all over the world and actively discussed among environmentalists and legal practitioners. Characters Jan Schlichtman, starring John Travolta, is an eccentric and egoistical personal injury lawyer owning a small law firm; he is a representative of the plaintiffs in the case of environmental contamination in Woburn. James Gordon (William Macy) is his chief financial advisor and a personal friend. Jerry Facher, starring Robert Duvall, is the attorney of Beatrice Foods, one of the corporations responsible for the pollution of the Woburn rivers. Anne Anderson, starring Kathleen Quinlan, is a citizen whose family suffered from the contamination – her son was diagnosed with leukemia due to water pollution. The woman discovers that not only her child is affected by environmental violations of the tanneries but many other residents of the city – both children and adults. It is she who forces the case to an investigation and makes it taken to court. William Cheeseman is a lawyer of another corporation accused of pollution of the town’s water – Grace. Summary of the Movie A Civil Action begins with Anne Anderson discovering that her child is sick with a rare disease, leukemia, and soon found out that there are many causes of the illness in her town, Woburn. People with the same health problem decide to hire Jan Schlichtmann – a lawyer who will investigate the issue to advocate for their rights. Firstly, Jan rejects the case as seemingly unprofitable but later discovers that Woburn’s water is contaminated by chemicals that caused several deaths in the town and decides to take up the case. Jan takes to federal court two possibly responsible companies, W. R. Grace and Company and Beatrice Foods, and plans both to earn a large amount of money and boost the reputation of his firm. The lawyer represents families who demand contaminated areas to be cleaned up and ask for an apology for the harm. However, the accused companies’ lawyers are tough, and a judge rules against the plaintiffs, so gradually Jan and his firm find themselves depending on the case outcome in terms of financial and professional survival. Although receiving settlement offers, Jan stubbornly d
Globalization has various impacts on the world today and these impacts may be either positive or negative. It has a significant impact especially on world economies and determines if two economies can partner together to improve each other through various international trade negotiations and agreements. We can investigate the implications of globalization by looking at the U.S-Korean economic partnership. Through this partnership, we can see that globalization greatly improves and opens up markets for goods and services irrespective of outside pressure. Formal market opening will be made possible through deregulation and this will serve as an advantage to foreign investors (“ Implications of Globalization for Korea – U.S. Economic Relations ”, September 9, 1995). Globalization can facilitate the interdependence of two economies. Experts believe that the US-Korean economies are interdependent on one another. They find this to be a paradox especially since the two economies only take a little bit of the other’s share of exports. America has managed to be Korea’s most important export market. In addition, the United States continues to be Korea’s major source of imports. Globalization can strengthen economic partnership between two economies. For instance, the United States and South Korea will manage to do this by creating an interaction link that connects the two economies together. They will do this by ensuring that if one industrial component is designed in one country it can be manufactured in another and assembled in another region before it is marketed through-out the world. Globalization promotes free trade between two economies. Free trade and globalization strengthen one another, that is, support for one logically implies support for the other. This however, requires the United States to rely upon multilateral dispute mechanisms of the World Trade Organization (WTO) instead of unilateral approaches. Unilateralism is considered inappropriate in a globalizing economy. Free trade in South Korea on the other hand needs to start from home. Therefore, the issue of free trade has to be viewed in two dimensions, that is, form the United States view and South Korea’s view (“ Implications of Globalization for Korea – U.S. Economic Relations” , September 9, 1995). Technology on the other hand plays an important part in government to government relations and negotiations. Governments usually interact and depend on one another to effectively deliver services and allocate responsibilities. This requires governments to share databases, resources and skills that promote diplomatic services. Information and communication technologies are thus required to facilitate the efficiency and effectiveness of internal functions and process of governmen
Summary This paper is an assessment of the fall prevention practices at University Hospital Sharjah, a 350-bed multispecialty facility located in the UAE. Its fall prevention policies and practices follow the 2005 evidence-based guidelines set by the Singaporean Ministry of Health. However, a comparison of the document and the hospital’s internal papers reveals some divergence, while an analysis of the practical environment found several problems. An analysis of the more recent evidence discovered several problems in University Hospital Sharjah’s practices and offered solutions to several, but not all, problems. Further analysis of current research articles provided insights into several potential pathways that can be taken to help reduce the facility’s fall incidence. The usage of technology is a particularly prevalent theme, with many different promising potential applications, but reviewing previously non-considered approaches to traditional interventions and educating patients also appear to be valid approaches. Introduction University Hospital Sharjah is located next to the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It offers an extensive suite of medical services in most fields, gathering highly skilled physicians, nurses, and other workers to ensure that the patients receive the highest possible standard of care. At the same time, it is used as a learning environment for the University’s students, where they can learn medicine under the supervision of highly skilled professionals. The hospital’s inpatient department has 350 beds that are provided to patients with different issues. Many of the patients staying at the facility have mobility issues and are at risk of falls. University Hospital Sharjah staff are aware of this possibility and work to prevent such a problem from happening. The purpose of this assessment is to review the guidelines that they follow in doing so, check the hospital’s compliance with them, and provide evidence-based improvement suggestions. Evidence Base and Its Implementation Primarily, University Hospital Sharjah relies on the 2005 fall prevention guidelines formulated by Singapore’s Ministry of Health. These suggestions rely on an extensive evidence base that covers risk assessment, interventions to prevent falls, and post-fall analysis and management in case a fall takes place regardless. Every set of suggestions is also rated based on the strength of the evidence found for it in the report. With that said, while this transparency is beneficial, many of the statements made in the guidelines have the lowest level of trustworthiness, that based on expert opinions and work with similarly weak evidence. The understanding of fall prevention, as well as the evidence, has likely advanced significantly since 2005, addressing these issues. However, the guidelines still offer an acceptable baseline on which the hospital’s performance can be rated. In terms of prevention, University Hospital Sharjah does not necessarily follow the guidelines adequately. The guidelines suggest screening every patient for the risk of falls within 24 hours of their admissi
Background Marketing is an important exercise in both services and goods industry; it ensures that target customers access goods and services a company manufactures. Marketing involves processes that determine the kind of products or/and services of interest to customer then the company knows exactly what to manufacture or trade in. Other than advising a company on the kind of products to make, marketing goes further and establishes the right method, channels, strategies and systems to get the products/services to target market (Mullins, Walker, 2010). The American motor cycle industry is one of the fast growing economic sectors where motor cycles are used for various functions like trade, transport, sporting, as security officials automobiles, and sometimes for leisure. Harley is an international motor cycle manufacturing company based in the United States of America; the company is respected for making reliable heavyweight (over 750 cc ) motorcycles and genuine motorcycle accessories. The automobile industry has been ventured by cheap aftermarket sales that compete with original accessories; the market is favoured by the cost and the room for customizing once motor vehicles offered by the automobile. The challenge by the secondary industry offers a challenge to Harley-Davidson Motor Company; report is a marketing plan that the company can adopt to compete effectively in the market. Company overview Harley-Davidson Motor Company was founded in 1903 by three childhood friends by the names William Harley, Arthur and Walter Davidson; the initial idea was to make racing bikes with engines however they advanced their idea to have the bikes used for transport. In 1905, the company had started to be recognized and advertising its products in media in the United States; currently the company has its head quarters at Milwaukee, Wisconsin , United States and headed Keith E. Wendell, the company’s chief executive officer. In 2010, the company recorded total sales of US$ 4.46 billion which translated to US$ 259.7 million; of the amount about thirty percent was derived from sale to foreign markets. As at December 2010, the company had 6302 members of staffs distributed in its outlets (Harley Official Website, 2011). Executive Summary No single statement can explain what is marketing; briefly, it is a link between customers and a company, the feedback from either side is cru
Introduction Hormones are regarded as the necessary signal molecules for different organisms. Hormones and ferments in fruits are mainly used for ripening. Additionally, plant tissues use hormones for communication, and signalization of the required state: ripening, metabolism, germination, and so on. Ethylene is one of the key hormone groups that are used by plants for several functions. Since ethylene is a gas, it diffuses faster than liquids. The experiment, which is described in this paper, is aimed at defining the functions of ethylene associated with avocado ripening. Therefore, various concentrations of ethylene will be used. As is stated by Biale (139), ethylene presence is the main reason for auxin redistribution, hence, the growth and ripening of the fruit will be epinastic. The independent variable of the experiment is the number of avocados, while the dependent variable is the rate of softening and ripening. Hypothesis The tissues of avocado will soften due to the effect that ethylene produces on the tissues and cells of the fruit. It is emphasized by Erickson and Tadaaki (93), that avocados do not ripen while attached to the branches, and ethylene increases the speed of ripening. This will be tested by placing avocados under the test bell jars and adding ethylene under some of the jars. Methods and Materials   * Materials:       + Avocados       + Peller       + Bell jars       + Scales       + Ruler       + Probe knife   * Method:       + Previously to the experiment beginning, half of the avocados that are taken for the test should be peeled. One test avocado will stay unpeeled, and the other will be peeled also (test avocados will not be subjected to ethylene reaction). Test measurements will involve scaling of the force needed to take equal amounts of a probe. Additionally, all avocados will be weighed and measured.   * Step 1:       + Define the test part of the fruits tested (external flesh, and internal flesh – from the side of a pit).   * Step 2:       + Measure force needed to take probe (ripening level of each fruit)   * Step 3:       + Place each fruit under a bell jar for making the conditions of the experiment equal (sunlight, temperature, pressure).   * Step 4:       + Leave jars for 2 days. This period will be enough for ethylene production, and for the ripening of the fruits.   * Step 5:       + Measure the force required for taking the probe Expected Results It is expected that avocados placed under the jars with a certain amount of ethylene will become softer in comparison with the fruits that were not subjected to ethylene reaction. Internal and external probes will require comparatively equal efforts, while peeled avocados will be softer in
Introduction Motivation can be defined as the reason or reasons for being involved in certain behavior. It’s actually the impetus behind the execution of certain activities or duties. These reasons normally vary from basic needs such as food to personal goals such as one achieving his/her dreams. Motivation therefore refers to the course, greatness, instigation and determination of ones behavior (Jacuis, 1995). It therefore refers to an aspect that greatly contributes to the efficiency of the workforce in meeting personal and or organizational goals. According to Arnold, there are three components of motivation namely direction, effort and persistence. Direction aspect describes what an individual is trying to do, effort describes how hard an individual is trying and lastly, persistence speaks of how long a person keeps on trying. Personal development Motivation is mainly influenced by two major factors or rather there are two kinds of motivation. Intrinsic motivation comes from within an individual and this is the most vital part in personal development. These self-generated factors are very important particularly in the achievement of personal goals. I have to possess the zeal to succeed in my first year in college by identifying the reasons to exactly I am studying. This enables me to work tirelessly and persistently towards the attainment of my personal goals. I have to ensure that I graduate with the best grades and with the rightful knowledge that will see me succeed in the job market. This type of motivation is mostly personal because it enables me to develop deeper and long time effects. As a student I will employ the concept of motivation and management by being disciplined and responsible if I have to achieve my personal goals. Intrinsic motivation allows me to have the freedom to act, develop skills and abilities and makes way or rather gives me the reason to enjoy working hard and engage in more challenging activities. In short as a student I will easily realize my potential by just knowing the reason as to why I am in school. This underlies in the concept that an unsatisfied need creates a state of disequilibrium and hence the need to be satisfied so as to create a state of balance. Professional development I will also employ motivation and the management aspects in the attainment of my degree and through this i will foster participations so as to enhance motivation. The other aspect of motivation is critical in management especially when it comes to dealing with staff. Extrinsic motivation involves all the things done to people to motivate them (Hoag & Cooper, 2006). They may be in the form of rewards, promotion to higher roles or even demotion and punishment. This has an immediate effect on the behavior of the employees and since it’s always short
Introduction Academy Health is an organization that involves several interest groups that aim at fostering the interaction of individuals regarding their topic of interest in the field of health care. Its members have the opportunity to meet both online and face-to-face to discuss one or another issue. Such interaction also helps professionals to learn from their colleagues and share relevant knowledge. Body Academy Health consists of advisory committees and interest groups, which purposes align with my professional attitudes. Lisa Simpson, the President and CEO of this interest group, assisted in the introduction of such projects as International Exchange for Health Care Policy and Research and Improving Hispanic Elders’ Health: Community Partnerships for Evidence-Based Solutions. My professional interests involve the study of the health care system, its strengths and weaknesses, along with opportunities that may be used to improve health care delivery and ensure the best health outcomes. According to the official information provided on the organization’s website, it strives to promote communication and collaboration between health care policymakers and practitioners so that they can work effectively in a team (“About Academy Health,” 2017). Personally, I believe that the mentioned approach to modern health care issues is the most appropriate and feasible. My position also corresponds to those of Academy Health, namely, to ensure equal and accessible health care services. Speaking of certain ways interest groups may impact policymaking, it is essential to note conferences and special events, programs and projects, and work with policymakers at all levels of research. By having interest groups as part of the legislative process, the areas these groups operate in may receive the most complete and relevant information. In other words, the collaborative efforts of interest group members are likely to ensure the consideration and the subsequent implementation of important points (“About Academy Health,” 2017). Another benefit is associated with the fact that interest groups present a platform for research. For example, a scholar from the US and one from the UAE may communicate via Academy Health and conduct research comparing some critical health concerns in the mentioned countries. Such work is likely to cover plenty of health topics and result in their comprehensive understanding and treatment. As for the negative aspects, there may be some misunderstanding and misinterpretation between members regarding their approaches and attitudes to certain issues. For example, the topic of fructose intake causes many debates all over the world. While some scholars believe that fructose may cause obesity and diabetes, others argue that adequate fructose consumption prevents caries and plaque. Personally, it seems that I can impact the position of interest groups by collaborating with other members and expressing our vision and arguments, thus contributing to the improvement of the overall approach and activities. The increased formation of political action committees had positiv