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Research Statement The research will be conducted to find out how staff members are recruited and selected in casinos, in Las Vegas. The research will look into criteria used and qualifications required for one to be recruited to work in casinos. Rationale and Research Questions Working in a casino, in Las Vegas, is quite appealing because there are many casinos. However, getting a job is quite difficult in Las Vegas. Many people have confessed that it is exceedingly hard for an individual to secure a job in Las Vegas despite many openings available (Shaffer and Hall, 2006). This has raised questions regarding the criteria used by employers to recruit staff. In fact, gambling and hospitality business is doing uncommonly well in Las Vegas, and this is the reason why there are many casinos. There are many people working in these casinos, and at the same time, there are a number of others who are jobless. Casino workers need to be truly effective and keen to ensure that they monitor activities inside the casinos. For instance, gambling must be observed to ensure that gamblers remain calm despite having several instances of conflicting arguments. Therefore, these employees need to be there to intervene and ensure that game rules are followed. In addition, those working in the hospitality section of casinos need to be very thorough to ensure that their customers appreciate their efforts and services (Michand, 2001). This study is useful to the entire society because people will be able to understand what they need to apply for jobs in Casinos. In addition, the research will be able to outline several aspects considered when recruiting and selecting staff for these casinos. This is extremely beneficial since managers of the casinos may be given the report to read about recommendations made by researchers. The research will be able to shed light on the reason why people struggle to get jobs while there are many casinos in Las Vegas (Derek and Douglas, 2001). The secret behind this can only be unveiled by carrying out researches regarding recruitment of staff for casinos. Therefore, the research question for this study will be: Is recruitment and selection of casinos staff in Las Vegas discriminatory? Literature Review Working in casinos is not the best thing for anybody considering the type of activities that takes place inside those premises. In fact, the job involves gambling where people place bets and rely on luck to get win or lose. Therefore, employees are exposed to psychological issues and when recruiting staff managers should come up with a way of ensuring that they select people with sober minds (Long, Clard and Liston, 2004). This happens because as employees work with people from different cultural backgrounds, they keep clos
Cross-cultural communication has been a source for not only knowledge sharing and mutual learning, but also conflicts, misunderstandings, and prejudices. In the modern world, the problem of Islamophobia has reached drastic levels, people belonging to the Muslim religion being oppressed based on their race and religion, as Jonathan Lyons explains (00:17:03). However, Lyons argues that the current interpretation of Islam beliefs in the western world has very little to do with the actual philosophy of this religion. According to Lyons, the present-day views that Muslim people hold on the issue of religious tolerance, gender relationships, and science are significantly more advanced than how they are viewed by a vast number of American citizens. The irrational fear of Muslim people is fuelled by the modern media, in which the idea of the war on terrorism is often misconstrued, with the image of a terrorist bearing the characteristics that describe Muslim people, in general. Therefore, instead of enhancing the levels of security and providing assistance to all people that need it no matter to what race or religion they belong, modern media tends to demonize the specified population (Lyons 00:34:19). Due to the present-day misrepresentation of the image of Muslim people in the western media, the levels of Islamophobia have risen drastically. Therefore, to address the problem of rampant prejudices and Islamophobia in modern society, one needs to subvert the described stereotypes. By changing the western idea of Islam and subverting the stereotypes that perpetuate mutual enmity between the Islamic world and the western world, the latter has to accept the fact that the current representation of Muslim people is false, and that it needs to be replaced with an updated and more accurate portrayal of Islam. Work Cited Lyons, Jonathan. “ Islam Through Western Eyes. ” YouTube
An article by Michaud and Kates seems to suggest that if there are no changes in the projected epidemic outbreak, then the possible future outcome of Ebola epidemic could reach 1.4 million by the end of January 2015 based on the CDC’s new Ebola model (Michaud & Kates, 2014). This estimate could be the worst-case scenario for Liberia and Sierra Leone. The earliest case of Ebola was diagnosed over six months ago in West Africa and the outbreak has persisted steadily, particularly in the two West African states (Michaud & Kates, 2014). The article depicts a grim case for Ebola epidemic in the future, if there is no substantial action adopted immediately. It creates a sense of urgency by relying on stark new data from the WHO, which show vast underestimates, unreported, uncounted and undetected cases and projections from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While the CDC has provided the future possible projections for Ebola, the WHO as acted an authoritative source by providing data which the global health community and other stakeholders depend on for updates and situation reports. The WHO has actively gathered data from relevant stakeholders since August. The WHO figures represent the ‘gold standard’. However, Michaud and Kates claim that one cannot view them at face value because the WHO has clarified that those numbers are vast underestimates (Michaud & Kates, 2014). In addition, several cases are not detected, reported or counted because of many diverse reasons. Consequently, the WHO has concluded that “actual number of cases is two to four times greater than the official reported numbers” (Michaud & Kates, 2014). The WHO has constantly revised its figures because of new emerging trends. For instance, the latest data have captured rapid epidemiological factors such as the reproductive rate of disease and average number of new infections associated with the Ebola outbreak. Based on these observations, the WHO has provided new estimates as 1.51 and 1.38 for Liberia and Sierra Leone respectively. The most important factor to consider is that a reproductive rate beyond one represents a severe situation and it suggests that the outbreak will expand exponentially, unless immediate interventions are adopted to change these projections. The article points out a critical issue facing the global health community with reference to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa – insufficient, untimely and unreliable data (Michaud & Kates, 2014). As a result, any interventions in terms of personnel, supplies and related services are hindered because of vague and time-delayed estimates (Michaud & Kates, 2014). Available information cannot exactly confirm affected and infected persons, areas, new cases, declining cases and areas facing major risks of new infections. Michaud and Kates have attributed
Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest religious and spiritual teachings in the world which are based on the idea of dualism of two opposite forces of the Good and the Evil and on the concept of monotheism. This conception is also clearly reflected in such religions as Judaism and Christianity, and this fact contributes to the discussion of Zoroastrianism as the religion influential for the development of these religions. In spite of the fact that connection between Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity is a controversial question discussed by theologians and philosophers, it is important to focus on such basic beliefs as the vision of God and Evil and resurrection which are shared by these three religions in order to speak about the reflection of the ideas of Zoroastrianism in the subsequent religious teachings. Zoroastrianism became the result of developing the religious teachings by prophet Zarathushtra who concentrated on the idea of two opposite forces ruling the world. Thus, Ahura Mazda was discussed as God and the Good and Angra Mainyu was described by the prophet as the opposing destructive force. During a period of the Exile, the Jewish people were influenced by the Iranian culture, and it is possible to focus on sharing the views on monotheism by those Jews who had the closest contacts with the Iranians to learn the particular features of their spiritual world (Boyce, 2007). According to Barr, “the development within Jewish religion of such matters as angels, dualism, eschatology, and the resurrection of the body is commonly attributed to the impact of Iranian religion” (Barr, 1985, p. 201). Thus, the religious thinking and beliefs of the Jewish people were significantly influenced by their cultural contacts with the Iranians whose views were more progressive in comparison with the Jews’ visions at the certain stage of the historical development. The main ideas of Zoroastrianism were also shared by Christians in the form of oral knowledge. The visions of the world’s creation, development, and end typical for Zoroastrianism were followed by Christians because they were based on the same spiritual ideas proclaimed by Christians. However, the beliefs of Zoroastrianism influenced two religions differently, and in spite of the same vision of the world’s origin, various aspects of the teaching were reflected in Judaism and Christianity. It is important to pay attention to the fact that the principle of dualism is realized in Zoroastrianism with references to good Ahura Mazda as the Universal Wisdom and bad Angra Mainyu as the Universal Evil. This conception of dualism affected the development of monotheism in its variety because it is characterized by different features in Judaism and Christianity (Hopfe & Woodward, 2012). Thus, the role of Angra Mainyu in Zoroastrianism has a lot of resemblances with the role of Satan in the Jewish tradition as well as there are similarities in the teachings about the Messiah. Nevertheless, Judaism reflects the Zoroastrian tradition only in few aspects associated with the concept of dualism. According to the Zoroastrian tradition, Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu are two opposite f
The concept of human development is extremely complex. Consequently, numerous and diverse studies have been dedicated towards this theme. Researchers in this field have tried to understand how and why people learn, change and act in a certain manner. Against this background, several theories have been developed in an attempt to explain the various dimensions and complexities of human development. Developmental theories as they are commonly understood attempts to capture and explain each stage of human development right from conception to death. Noticeably, each and every aspect of human development is captured in these theories, that is; physical, social, emotional, personality, intellectual and perceptual. However, although each of the theories is significant in its own viewpoint, this essay will concentrate on Erik Erickson’s theory of psychosocial development. Furthermore, Timothy’s experiences as described in his book Peaces of Ice will be analyzed based on the tenets of Erikson’s theory in an attempt to understand how childhood experiences shapes an individual’s personality. Since its inception, Erikson’s theory has gained popularity in developmental psychology. Furthermore, while most theories are limited to childhood ages, Eriksson stretches his theory throughout the entire human lifespan (Nevid 349). This theory is founded on the assumption that personalities are shaped by the challenges and experiences
Outline Objective   To critically discuss the FMLA, including how it relates to other labor laws and leaves in New York State.                                                                                                            Body (1)    Discuss: Basic federal regulations of FMLA, guidelines for eligibility (employers & employees) and benefits                                                                                                           Body (2)    Discuss how the FMLA is related to other laws such as the short-term disability act in New York State. Its relationship with other types of leaves such as vacation, maternity and paternity leaves is also discussed Conclusion  FMLA has greatly assisted employees to balance their work roles with other family or personal needs                                                                                                                    Prior to the introduction in 1993 of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), many workers in the United Sates of America were ostensibly unable to achieve an adequate balance between their work-related responsibilities and other obligations outside of work. However, workers can now adequately achieve a near balance between work and non-work related roles, thanks to this specific Act which was signed into law in February 1993 by the 42 nd president of the U.S., Bill Clinton, and took full effect on August 5 2003 (Cartmell, 2010). The FMLA recognizes the ever rising need of balancing work roles with family obligations, and guarantees many protections and benefits to workers. It is the object of this paper to critically discuss the Act, including how it relates to other labor laws and leaves in New York State. In its most basic level, the FMLA is a federal labor law that requires large employers to avail to eligible employees a 12 week job-secured unpaid leave on an annual basis due to a multiplicity of legitimate reasons which may incapacitate an employee from performing his or her job-related responsibilities (Meyers, 2005). An employee is eligible to request for the leave in the event of a serious health condition, illness of a close family member or relative, or to care for a new-born child that may either be biologically related to the employee or adopted. According to Vikesland (2006), “…FMLA can be taken on an intermittent basis allowing the employee to work on a less than full-time schedule” (para. 3). The Act, though applied differently by various states across the U.S. due to divergent regional regulations, is guided by similar underlying principles. For instance, FMLA only applies to organizations that employ over 50 members of staff within 75 miles of their physical location or worksite (Vikesland, 2006). However, all public agencies are required to avail FMLA to their employees regardless of the number employed. It should be noted that prior to passage of the Act into law, the provision of leave for private, family, or health reasons was holistically left to the discretion of individual employers, who could not only deny employees an opportunity to proceed on leave for
Research has proven that cases of child sexual abuse are on the rise. In most of these cases, perpetrators are persons whom the children are well acquainted (Itzin, 2000). This has often complicated the process of getting justice for the victims. In fact, most cases of child abuse involving close relatives go unreported. This is because the abused children fail to talk about their ordeal due to threats or fear of consequences that the assailants may face (Itzin, 2000). However, it is every person’s responsibility to protect children from abuse or to report such cases to the authorities. The Child Protection Law imposes the duty to report cases of child abuse on teachers by virtue of being public school employees. Since children spend most of their time in school with teachers, it is highly likely a teacher will be the first to notice any changes in their behavior. Therefore, as a teacher, I am morally and legally obliged to report any case of reasonable suspicion of abuse. The burden of proof of actual abuse, rest on investigating officers. The law further stipulates that failure to report such suspicions may lead to criminal and civil proceedings. Cynthia and Rowena (2011) say that talking to a sexually abused child requires a lot of precaution and wisdom. This is because the child may not be willing to talk about the abuse. Due to the adverse consequences of sexual abuse, efforts to have Jody share her ordeal and get immediate help would be my priority. The first thing I would do is to create a conducive environment for our discussion. Therefore, I would choose a place within the school compound that she is familiar with. This would ensure that she is comfortable to talk and not subjected to any environmental stress. Additionally, I would find out from her friend what she likes, candy, sweets, chocolate and bring it during the discussion to enhance our relationship. Secondly, I would take the immediate opportunity to reassure Jody that she can trust me and that it is not her fault to be abused. Since most abusers tell their victims that they are responsible for their abuse, it is prudent to relieve her of any guilt related to that. If she would be willing to talk, I would ensure that I listen to her attentively, remain calm, be supportive and never force her to disclose any information she is not comfortable revealing. After listening to her story, I would ask her how she thinks I could be of help. This would help me know the best course of action to take. Some children may request that the information remains secret. Because of her safety, I would go ahead and report the case, but would inform her of my decision. The immediate visible effects of child abuse are nothing compared to its future impact (Bryant-Davis, 2011). The consequences of the experience can last a lifetime. According to Itzin (2000) the long-time consequences vary from one individual to another and depend on factors such as, the child’s age, frequency of abuse, and the relationship between the abuser and the victim. Such conseq
Introduction and Overview Increasing student retention rates is a challenging task for educators nowadays. The specified issue is especially topical for the target organization, which is a public school which at-risk students (i.e., learners from low-income families, socially dysfunctional families, families of minorities, etc.) attend. Furthermore, the fact that dropout rates remain rather high in the U.S. needs to be mentioned. According to the recent statistics, in 2015, dropouts rates were 4.1 (0.37), 6.5(0.98), and 8.4 (0.97) for White, Black, and Hispanic students correspondingly, as shown in Fig. 1 (National Center for Education Statistics, 2016). Figure 1. Status dropout rates of 16- to 24-year-olds (National Center for Education Statistics, 2016). As shown in Fig. 1, despite a slow decline in the dropout levels, the issue remains poignant. Therefore, precaution measures must be taken so that the dropout rates in the target environment could be reduced successfully. A change in the perspective from which the change process is viewed may help alter the environment and the students’ attitude toward the problem. Change Scenario The current lack of motivation among learners can be viewed as a reason for concern in the target school. The students seem disinterested in continuing their education. Therefore, there is a threat that they may drop out of school (Freeman et al., 2015). The problem can be linked directly to Fullau’s themes. For instance, the lack of a human resource perspective does not allow addressing some of the issues associated with motivation and problem-solving (Murray, 2014). Furthermore, the introduction of the transformational leadership framework will help handle possible resistance among students and teachers. The learners and educators working in the identified setting will benefit from the change extensively (Bolman & Deal
Introduction: The Marketing Culture of American Christianity & Secularism The study analyzes the concept of religion and secularism in the context of materialistic benefits. Mainly, the sources of religious commercialism in America are estimated. Thus, the work emphasizes the significance of Easter parades and the movements of church decoration, in the initiation of stable marketing strategies, which affect both the national economy and the well-being of separate retailers. Secondly, the overview of the elements, which differentiate traditions within religion and secularism, is made. In other words, the work presents an attempt to outline the limits of religious and non-religious patterns, which exist in American society and affect commercial progress. Finally, the work analyzes the general social, which is evoked by religious commercialization, in the USA, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of church-related retailing. The Sources of Religious & Secular Marketing Celebration as the Means of National Reuniting The traditions of celebrating religious holidays, in America, were shaped by long centuries of struggles and misunderstandings. Until the 17 th century, there were no common Christmas festivities, and the celebrations were rather sporadic and multi-traditional. In the 17 th century, the USA appeared in the middle of a strong Puritan impact, according to which religious celebrations were strictly forbidden. At this time, any type of communal festivities was banned, and the citizens were forced to work on Christmas and Easter. Thus, the primary transition to Christmas and Easter as national holidays appeared only in the 18 th century after the collapse of the Puritan regime. At this time, the new colonists, who were inspired by the American attachment to religious celebrations, started bringing into the USA such traditions as Christmas tree decoration, caroling, and exchanging gifts. Accordingly, by the end of the 19 th century, Christmas and Easter became two critical moments in the lives of Americans. As a result, the retailers and separate businesses started the promotion of multiple fest attributes, which turned into extensive religious commercialization. Looking Luxurious as the Secular Pattern The commercial side of church traditions relates to the incorporation of religious figures into ordinary life. Thus, the celebration of multiple Christian holidays, in America, is combined with a set of secular customs such as organizing Christmas markets, initiating Easter and New Year parties, launching church-related media projects, etc. One of the ideal representations of making religious holidays a part of marketing positioning is the musical Easter Parade (Butler & Stout, 1997). In this work, Irving Berlin reveals the environment of shopping, in the context of pre-Eastern fuss. The characters of the musical, which encourage the customers to buy bonnets because they are perfect