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Introduction The Cold War was a major global upheaval that left the world polarized more than ever before. Ideological differences characterized this rivalry since the West pursued notions of capitalism while the East popularized the concept of communism. The anxieties arising from the issue of European immigrants echo the sentiments of securitization and Islamophobia following the events of September 11. This argumentative essay gives a detailed analysis and comparison of these two historical developments. Comparison and Discussion Throughout the Cold War period, Western Europe and North America became the destinations of many immigrants from different regions across Europe. Most of these people managed to transform the economies and cultural values of their new nations (Bauder & Shields, 2015). Some Europeans started to move across the Atlantic fearing the possible consequences or outcomes of the war. During the time, many people opposed such a trend since it could disorient their experiences and lives. Some citizens argued that such a development could undermine the originality of the established cultural values. The Canadian Encyclopaedia (2020) indicates that mixed reactions continued to prevail since there were some parties who wanted to promote diversity while others supported homogenous societies. Similarly, the collapse of the Soviet and the subsequent end of the Cold War triggered an unprecedented movement of Germans to the West. With such developments taking place, more people remained anxious and predicted that the increasing number of immigrants could jeopardize global peace and even trigger the spread of communism in Europe and North America. The majority of the immigrants in North America encountered numerous challenges, such as discrimination and prejudice. Many Americans applied the lenses of WWI and WWII whenever associating with these European immigrants (Bauder & Shields, 2015). They believed that such groups had disoriented global peace in the past. However, such thoughts were misinformed since the majority of the immigrants feared potential wars and unrests that could arise from the Cold War. Similarly, negative sentiments have existed in the West following the infamous 9/11 attacks. A discourse of securitization and Islamophobia existed in the United States and across the west after this event. Many people developed negative views and thoughts regarding the position of Muslims and Arabs in different societies. The majority of the citizens chose to isolate, discriminate, and even disassociate with these individuals. They believed that Islam was a radical religion that taught its followers to pursue terrorism to change the world (Islam Web, 2016). In America and Canada, cases of Islamophia increased significantly after the attack since the Arabs and members of Islam were seen as the new threat to economic, social, and political stability. The action different governments undertook to attack Afghanistan to fight global terrorism informed the decisions and v
From the perspective of a practitioner, this paper presents an overview of the capabilities of Survey Monkey, an online assessment tool. The tool’s essential services and cost are outlined, and a comparison of many representative tools. We also give the reader the findings of a survey conducted with this tool and an assessment of its usefulness and potential for use in future usability studies. What is Survey Monkey? Survey Monkey is a web-based tool and hosting service that allows users to create and distribute surveys over the internet. According to the creators, Survey Monkey’s products, enterprise solutions, and integrations help over 335,000 firms handle daily difficulties such as improving customer experiences and employee retention (Farmer et. al, 2016). Organizations worldwide may use Survey Monkey to turn feedback into business intelligence that drives growth and innovation. The “Expert Solutions” suite claims to be able to do the following (Varela et. al, 2016):   * Ad creative analysis is a method of determining the success of advertising campaigns.   * Packaging Design Analysis: This guarantees that new packaging designs are shelf-ready.   * The aesthetic appeal of new logo designs is measured through logo design analysis.   * Analysis of messaging and claims: checks are messaging statements and taglines. Costs Each product has a different pricing structure. The Basic plan of Survey Monkey is free. However, it has restricted features. It comes with 15 different question kinds and over 20 different survey templates. You can make as many surveys as you want, but each has a limit of 10 questions and 100 respondents. Three paid subscription services are also available: STANDARD, ADVANTAGE and PREMIER. Prices are country-specific and in the USA range from $408 to $1188 annually (Rea et. al, 2021). The most popular plan, ADVANTAGE, includes unlimited questions, unlimited responses, custom survey design, skip-logic, and other advanced features such as random assignment for A/B testing, question and answer piping, question randomization, text analysis for open responses, and integration with SPSS. A PREMIER plan gives you “full brand control,” including unique research.net survey URLs and complete control over the survey’s appearance, including the ability to add a logo and trademark colors (Rea et. al, 2021). There are also two Business Plans: TEAM ADVANTAGE and TEAM PREMIER, which cost $25 and $75 per month (Rea et. al, 2021). Sample Tools Review Several tools could be used instead of Su
It is appropriate to say that James Baldwin uses jazz or blues as a thematic device. In the text, the sound of the blues has a special meaning, a particular signal that should remind the reader of certain aspects of Sonny’s life. The protagonist in Baldwin feels Sonny’s fate through the blues and also runs away from reality. Reality presses the protagonist, and he chooses to run away from it. The protagonist’s younger brother becomes a heroin addict under arrest, and he could have prevented this tragedy. However, he ignored Sonny’s addiction; now, he feels like he abandoned a member of his family. Blues also refers to the protagonist’s family and memories of relatives and loved ones. For Sonny, music represents the only real addiction that has entered his heart. The main reason for the protagonist’s suffering is, in my opinion, an escape from the past and constant regrets. He sees Sonny’s love for jazz and sees that musicians and his friends have become a second family. True love and true passion are what Sonny finds in jazz; the protagonist realizes that he missed it. In an attempt to forget about his sorrows, Sonny went into communion with his friends. He listened to music and tried to make friends with new people (Du Bon Mot, 2020). Most importantly, in an attempt to forget himself, he began to use heroin. Harlem in the 1920s was a place of chaos and devastation, where drug trafficking and prostitution flourished. Sonny absorbed the surrounding culture; unfortunately, drugs prevented him from enjoying life and music. In my opinion, the brothers initially differ in their perception of the world. They grew up in the same place and were influenced by the same culture. The older brother may have been forced to take responsibility for the younger from childhood. So in his later life, it happened that he could only blame Sonny for the lack of common sense; Sonny blamed his older brother for not understanding (Du Bon Mot, 2020). In a way, the relationship between these brothers is archetypal since the protagonist is the canonical and archetypal older brother. I associate myself with my older brother because I also strive for responsibility. Perhaps the protagonist tried too hard to control everything and, as a result, was mired in guilt because he could not do the obvious and the simplest to protect Sonny. Reference Du Bon Mot. (2020). Sonny’s blues James Baldwin full audiobook [Video]. YouTube. Web.
Description of Disaster On Sunday 26 December 2004, a colossal earthquake started shaking the northern region of Sumatra Island, and the Andaman Sea. “The development of the earthquake was drastic and within a few minutes, a 1200 km stretch of the Indonesian subduction zone had slipped an average of 15 meters” (About.com, 2011). With a magnitude of 9.0, the earthquake was recorded as the largest to occur along the coast in more than 40 years (National Geographic News, 2005). As such, the earthquake resulted in the development of a large tsunami off the Sumatran Coast that led to destruction of large cities in Indonesia. One 2600 ton ship, Apung1, was moved about 3 km inland by the tsunami creating an attraction site in Banda Aceh. A combination of the earthquake and tsunami resulted in a death toll of 130,000 people in Indonesia alone. The impact of the combined disaster was felt in 11 countries, including the African coastlines of Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa (National Geographic News, 2005). Description of Affected Population Generally, many people were affected with respect to their geographical location, economic, social and cultural backgrounds. According to the US Geological Survey, a total of 227,898 people were confirmed dead across all the affected countries. Majority of the affected people belonged to the Muslim and Indian religion. Prior to the disaster, a section of the Acehnese
Introduction People have invested a lot of money in business activities and buildings and this has exposed their money to serious risks. Human life has become very vulnerable to diseases, accidents, and injuries that make people unable to do their activities (Feinman 2010). However, insurance companies have stepped in and helped people by alleviating their fears. The policies and covers offered by these companies ensure people can invest their hard-earned money in risky activities without fearing that they will suffer losses. In addition, people have insured their lives to safeguard them against diseases, injuries, and death. This paper explores common insurance frauds and how they can be managed using case examples from the United Kingdom. Definition Insurance refers to the services offered by companies that are willing and able to undertake risk prevention and compensation services to individuals and property. There are two broad categories of insurance that include life assurance and property insurance (Goldwich 2009). The first one refers to the process of safeguarding the life of an individual against injuries, loss of jobs, diseases, and death. The last one involves safeguarding property against losses caused by fire, theft, accidents, and industrial strikes. Fraud refers to all attempts to obtain financial or material gains through false means. This means that insurance fraudsters use deception, tricks, falsehood, and wrong evidence to obtain favors as a result of suffering losses (Madura 2011). This behavior has become common especially in developed nations and this has forced insurance companies to incur heavy losses. As a result, they have become very strict to ensure they are not conned again. Types of Insurance Frauds Insurance frauds have become very common especially in the United Kingdom and this has made insurance to be an unattractive investment. This company aspires to make profits by ensuring only genuine claims are compensated (Gerst 2008). However, this has not been the case due to the high number of insurance claims being filled and compensated. Some of these companies have been forced to close their operations since this business has become a futile investment. Even though, the role of this business is to safeguard and compensate its clients when they incur losses or injuries this should not exceed the profits generated. Unfortunately, most insurance companies are spending more money on compensations than expanding their operations (Madura 2011). This means this business is no longer a viable investment. Some of the common insurance frauds in the United Kingdom include the following. Inflation of Losses Insurance companies compensate individuals by restoring them to their initial financial positions before the loss occurred. This means that if the insured has a vehicle worth $ 10,000 and an accident occurs forcing the vehicle to be declared junk the insurance company will either buy another car worth the same amount for the owner
Introduction Macroeconomics deals with analysis of major factors contributing to stability of an outward looking economy. These elements are referred to as economic variables and they include: consumption expenditure, investment expenditure, savings, exports and imports. These are the macroeconomic variables describing an economy operating at an equilibrium position. Any extraneous variable injected into the national equilibrium equation would affect the stability of a nation. This research paper will begin by discussing the current economic crisis in the United States of America. It will entail a detail examination of major issues that have contributed to recession as an economic crisis in United States of America. Easy credit facilities, collapse of major financial institution, war in the Arab countries, economic suctions on potential trading partners, skyrocketing inflation rates, and the decline in value of a dollar against other hard currencies are factors contributing to crisis in the economy. To counter these factors contributing to financial crisis, this paper will deliberated on policy instrument employed by President Barrack O
The problem of feminism has always been revealed through the history of women’s development. There emerged numerous contradictions concerning the equality of rights of women in society where all leading roles are given to men. In that regard, many female writers manifest their discontent thus revealing that women are human beings that deserve to have the same status as males. A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf and A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft are the outright evidence of the feministic philosophy that discovers the writers’ view on female leadership. Both stories are rather valuable due to the increased interest in feminism study. A Room of One’s Own by Wolf is the most famous essay that concentrates on discussion of connection between ‘women’ and ‘fiction’ thus devising the theory of relations between gender and writing. Here, Wolf touches upon the matter of education that is unequally distributed in gender terms. The writer is outraged by the way men underestimate the women’s role in history. In that regard, the writer states: “..men that is to say, are now writing only the male side of their brains. It is a mistake for a woman to read them, for she will inevitably look for something that will not find” (Wren et al. 2004 p. 116). At the same time, we see the line: “The normal and comfortable state of being is that when the two live in harmony together, spiritually co-operating” (Wren et al. 2004 p. 115). Here, the author contradicts herself because, on the one hand, she is against the man’s influence on a woman’s mind, and on the other hand, she tries to meet halfway in order to find the golden medium. Like in the previous work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman reveals the feministic views of the authors. In contrast, she supports the idea, that there must be female-male equality but in certain spheres of life. Considering this, Wollstonecraft writes: “Women, I argue from analogy, are degraded by the same propensity to enjoy the present moment; and, at last, despise the freedom they have not sufficient to struggle to attain” (Wren et al. 2004 p. 230). Here, the writer insist on the fact that women should possess the same moral values the men have. She refers to women not as sensible females but as rational creatures. On the other hand the author considers it necessary to admit that though “sex is out of the question”, “the line of subordination in the mental powers is never to be pass over” (Wren 2004 p. 230). Both feminist writers acknowledge that fact that women are rather limited in the access for the education. In her work, Virginia Woolf exemplifies the fact to prove her theory of unequal education thus saying only poor men were the great poets. The statement ex
Siwa, an isolated culturally rich region in Egypt has slowly been the center stage of focus especially due to its fast growing fame as a tourist hub. Siwa has remained an isolated community for centuries, but the globalizing forces within this land have ensured that traditional traits are quickly being replaced by elements of modernity. For over a decade now, the Environmental Quality International has had a massive influence in the protection of traditional culture in this habitat that is placed approximately twenty miters below the sea level (Vivian, 2000). The main objective of the Environmental Quality International is to protect the local culture as well as the habitat of this region against the effects of modernity. Their scope of operations is entrenched on the idea that tradition can be preserved and harvested to integrate it to the modernized world. When the case of Siwa is examined, there are several stakeholders. One of the main stakeholders is the Environmental Quality International. This organization as a stakeholder is focused towards protecting the rich cultural heritage at Siwa. The cultural heritage is protected on the basis of cultural techniques and materials that defined the traditional life. The other stakeholder is the Egyptian government through the provincial administration. This stakeholder is concerned with reaping the greatest benefit from Siwa at the expense of sustainability. Like most economic driven economies, the authorities at Siwa are more interested in increasing the possible flow of tourists in the market as opposed to sustainable development (Pineda & Brebbia, 2010). The third stakeholder is the business community that seems to have noticed the potential that this, formally isolated village can bring in terms of finances. As noted in the case study, this has led to plans to construct massive hotels for guests which may ruin the traditional practices of Siwa inhabitants due to excessive contact with outside world. The last stakeholder is the community. As a stakeholder, the community is entrenched in a desire to modernize as opposed to maintaining its rich traditional culture. When the EQI’s organization culture and its approach to risk management are brought to scrutiny, it is evident that the company has a sharp focus on maintaining the cultural hegemony. The company is also portrayed as one that is research driven which allows it to blend well in the unique local culture. This culture has enabled the company to successfully mitigate risks posed by external forces by ensuring that its efforts are not in any way focused towards the breaking of cultural hegemony. This can be attested where the company is forced to pay women working as traditional weavers a lower rate to ensure that the women do not outdo their men as far as earnings were concerned as this would result in cultural tensions in a society
Introduction Following the rules of God can be rather a challenge in modern society. One faces many rapid changes and factors that influence the way of thinking and the perception of the world. Many people believe that the religious spirituality decreases nowadays. “Spiritual Leadership” is a book that describes effective ways of improving the well-being of people by leading and making them closer to God. In the following paper, the summary and critical evaluation of the book will be presented. Summary The book under evaluation is entitled “Spiritual Leadership: Moving People to God’s Agenda”. It was written by Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby. The book was published by B&H Publishing Group in 2011. It is regarded as one of the best examples of the way to successful leadership with the help of spiritual pieces of advice and direction. The book comprises of thirteen chapters. The main points of every chapter will be presented in the paper. “Chapter One: The Leader’s Challenge” — Authors dwell on the role of leaders in a modernized society. The technological age gives the possibility to improve one’s knowledge and skills continuously. Nowadays, leaders experience an enormous pressure and criticism. Blackaby and Blackaby continue with the evaluation of the role of leadership in politics, business, and church. In politics, leaders realize that people cannot be shocked by anything, and it makes rather a challenge for their direction. In business, leaders are expected to create new ways of improvement of employees’ performance. The church needs leaders desperately nowadays. The lack of leadership strategies causes the death of the church 1 . “Chapter Two: The Leader’s Role: What Leaders Do” — The chapter starts with the evaluation of various definitions of leadership. The term “spiritual leader” is used to denote the person who follows the rules of behavior of the Father. Religious leaders should follow the model of leadership established by Jesus — obey the Father in everything and let him lead. Various characteristics of leaders are discussed in the chapter. “Chapter Three: The Leader’s Preparation: How God Develops Leaders” —God chooses and prepares leaders. Leaders improve their characters when they experience various crises and face problems in life. Leadership abilities derive from particular features of character. Thus, leaders are not born. One has to work on personal features to become a spiritual leader. Trust in God and obedience promotes the preparation of leader. “Chapter Four: The Leader’s Vision: Where do Leaders Get it, and How Do They Communicate it?” — Vision is an essential part when it comes to leadership in any organization. The vision of spiritual leaders is gained from the revelation of God. Sometimes, success