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Introduction According to the results of the Strengths Finder test, my main talents are Believing (score 100), Potential Cultivator (score 96), Understand Others (score 96), Student (score 93), and Equalizer (score 93). The result in the scale of Believing shows that I have strong core values and beliefs that help to make choices with less hesitation and reliance on the personal ethical paradigm. The test also suggests that such talent is quite important for preserving integrity in the working environment. Another revealed strength for me was the talent of Potential Cultivator, which has significance in working with other people and assisting them in improving their skills. In other words, it is a talent-focused on cultivating the potential of other people. Also, it forms a tandem with the talent of Understanding Others, which is important for the emotional environment. Given the fact that any team or organization has its atmosphere, the talent of Understanding Others is required for sustaining a stable and friendly emotional atmosphere and reconciling other people with their emotions. In my opinion, it is important to point out that although this trait can sometimes be overlooked it often plays a meaningful part in ensuring that a group of people works as a team, and each person is focused on the task rather than distracted with their emotions. Therefore, such a trait is, in many ways, related to the emotional leadership. The talent of Students refers to the ability of continuous improvement. In my experience, the overall desire for self-improvement has always been one of my main motivations in life. According to the Strengths Finder, the process of learning and solving problems is one of the key features that give energy to people with the talent of students. Finally, the
Northern America has a well-developed cotton industry; the industry emergence and growth can be traced from early days of slave trade where slaves were used as forced labourers. Mass production of cotton started in the 17th century. NAICS 31522 (Men’s and Boys’ Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing), is classification code of establishments and outlets made primarily for the manufacture of men and boys apparels. The process of production starts from collection of raw cotton materials to making finished products. The entrepreneurs of these joints have the roles getting raw materials from established selling joints, coming up with various designs and preparing samples of new designs, making plans on clothing to be made, and after the products have been manufactured, they market and sell the finished apparel (Statistics Canada). The industry has main players as business people referred to as clothing jobbers; they have the capital and establish big businesses for the manufacture of men and boys clothes. The industry has employed a large number of youth in Northern America who conducts different functions depending on one’s qualification and experience. To get raw materials, the jobbers have close connection with local suppliers where they collect the product from large-scale cotton, fur and leather farmers as well as from collection points for cotton from small-scale farmers. They make the products from yarn, fur and leather. The products made include men and boy’s cloths, hosiery and socks. According to census 2002, the industry is ranked fourth largest clothing industry segment; the sector made an annual wage of $1,477,653,000; it had employed 69892 employees. During the same year, the sectors industry made a shipment of $11,627,163,000. The total establishments were 933. The sector has increase of late and greatly favoured by advancement of international trade (U.S. Census Bureau). Players in the industry have established strong good customer relations with their suppliers, this has assisted them get material needed for the industry at the right time. Constant supply of cottons is required for the industry; the companies have established collection points for small-scale farmers and collect cotton from large-scale farmers. They operate the fair trade policy that ensures that they benefit, the farmers also benefit and they protect the environment too. Barriers to entry in the industry is the large capital outlay required, lack of raw materials as existing players have repo with farmers for the available supply and there is government regulations limiting the number of industries (Supplier Relations US). Supply and demand, impact of business cycle on conditions North American clothing industry has high demand and is a major source of income and employment in the states and in other countries; the demand for final products in the industry is affected by the demand of appeals’ in international and national markets. If the demand is high, then demand for cotton raw material is increased. Other than the market pull of demand, other factors affect demand for cotton materials; they include speculations, seasons and the price
The focus on interdisciplinary collaboration is an indispensable necessity for any nursing organization. Due to the connection between the processes of managing patients’ needs and those of allocating resources, it is crucial to increase the involvement of physicians in financial improvement efforts (McLaughlin & Olson, 2017). Specifically, physicians will shed light on the expenses that financial experts may not be privy to due to the lack of knowledge of the functions of physicians and the tasks that they face. In addition, the opinions of physicians in managing the budget of a healthcare organization are crucial since the multitude of perspectives contributes to an adequate assessment of risks and an increase in the economic security of a company. Thus, by discussing the key expenses and risks associated with the management of patients’ needs with physicians, a manager will be able to find the solution that will eventually lead to the best outcome possible (McLaughlin & Olson, 2017). The perspective provided by physicians will show the risk management aspects that are associated with communicating with patients and addressing their immediate needs. To engage physicians in collaboration with other experts, one will have to test several strategies. First, the styles of teamwork used for promoting collaboration have to meet the needs, requirements, and expectations of physicians; thus, they will have a comfortable environment where they will be willing to cooperate. In addition, a strategy based on the increase in the levels of administrative support and provision of consultations can be advised (McLaughlin & Olson, 2017). Once physicians are given an opportunity to manage their environment and communication styles effectively, the efficacy of their participation in improving the financial strategy of an organization will rise. Reference McLaughlin, D. B., & Olson, J. R. (2017). Healthcare operations management (3rd ed.). Wshington, DC: Health Administration Press.
Introduction Any person committing the offense is subject to sentence regardless of his or her age, gender, health, and faith amongst other parameters. However, based on these varying parameters, there exist various sentence alternatives ranging from drug treatments alternative to prison, faith-based rehabilitation programs, pay-for-your-prison stay, and probation amongst others. It is worth noting that each has its impacts on the corresponding stakeholders. The paper focuses on the latter: probation. Probation can be regarded as the act of testing someone’s ability or behavior. When a court of law gives a probation order, the offender is authorized to abide by some conditions set by the courtyard. Studies have revealed various impacts of giving probation as an alternative sentence to an offender. For example, during the probation period, the offender is ordered to abide by the orders given by the probation officer. The probation officer is in charge of supervising the offender. Several conditions may be put forth by the court of law to monitor the offender under probation. Petersilia (2011, p.50) points out how the offender may be ordered to refrain from drug and substance abuse, firearms, or ordered to abide by a set personal curfew. In addition, in some instances, the offender is sanctioned to remain in a particular area of residence for easy monitoring. In other cases, he or she has to remain employed in a particular organization within a particular known area. Moreover, the offender may be endorsed to keep off victims. A good example of such a case is a man who was involved in domestic violence. He may be advised not to visit his wife and children whose rights he violated until the court of law approves him. In extreme cases where the offender violated a particular helpless group like raping a child or an old grandmother, he or she may be ordered to keep off from them. In many incidences of legal probation, offenders are sanctioned not to interact with other known criminals who may incite them into repeating the same crime or committing a bigger one. To track the offenders, technologically developed nations fit the offender with a monitor referred to as an electronic tag. This tag acts as a tracking device that can identify where the offender is at all times. The probation officers keep on monitoring the whereabouts of the offenders to know when they get out of the mandated jurisdiction. With this hint, the paper seeks to discuss the impact of probation as an alternative sentence from the perspective of various stakeholders namely offenders, judges, and victims, just to name but a few. Impacts of Probation Probation has been practiced over the years. The impact of probation has been felt by the offenders, judges, and philanthropists who have fought for the enactment of probation Acts. For example, John Augustus who was
Introduction The article in the Los Angeles Times analysed the changes in the prices of wheat in the global market i.e. Europe, US, Asia etc. This increase in prices has been caused by the harsh environmental conditions experienced in the large producers of wheat e.g. floods, drought, freezing etc (Hirsch, Para 2-5). It shows and analyses how these increase has been received by different companies and consumers in different countries among them China, Italy, US cities etc. There has been also an increase in the general price level of almost all commodities used in the bakeries e.g. butter, this has also contributed to the increase of price (Hirsch, Para 11). Hedging a technique used by many companies in this sector has proved unsuccessful in the maintaining of the price as the increase is large i.e. from $2.91 in January 2006 to $8.75 in January 2008. This increase is high as it has also caused inflation making the overall food prices to increase from 4.5% to 5% in 2008. These high prices has brought different reactions, some of the consumers have resulted to strikes and civil actions to protest this increase in prices while the producers has resulted to a cost cutting measures in their productions e.g. some have resulted to substituting gasoline with natural gases in vehicles, however these reductions has not been scaled down to the consumers as the producers are trying to increase their profit margin (Hirsch, Para 35). This article unfolds the rational behind the increase in price in the liberalised markets of the world where market forces determine the prices. The option of pricing is determines by forces of demand and supply of both the raw materials and the products being produced. Economic analysis of the situation In a free market the price is determined by forces of supply and demand are at an equilibrium point i.e. where these two forces intersect, this can be illustrated as follows; Graph 1 Demand supply curve. The graph represents an analysis of how the forces of demand and supply determine prices in a market. The intersection point is known as the equilibrium price in this case is about 4.2 for each 2.4 quantities of the commodity. The same situation is present in the wheat industry, the cost of wheat products increases due
Introduction Research plays a crucial role in making known the unknown. The conduct of research has been applied in different fields such as nursing, criminology and psychology. Research is based on the ascertainment of facts for scientific fields and proves of theories for philosophical fields (Goodwin, 2010). This paper outlines the concept of deceit in research. In addition, the ethics and risk/benefit ratio for psychological research are also explained. Defining Ethics The word “ethics” is usually used in research to refer to good practices associated with given procedure. In research, it is also important that guidelines associated with it are followed to the latter. Moral standards regard ethics as an obvious phenomenon. In addition, huge investments, personal risks and discomfort require that research ethics are followed (Russell, 2009). Unethical research practices include excessive risks compared to benefits, inadequate information and incorrect samples. Poor selection of participants and inappropriate allocation of resources are also serious unethical practices. Research integrity is vital in data analysis. Statistical analysis ensures that the data used is of acceptable quality and quantity. Use of statistical tools that minimize the errors and uncertainties is encouraged. Research hypotheses should be formulated in advance. Modern statistical tools are customized to produce significant results from a range of studies. Risk/benefit Ratio Risk/benefit ratio is used to ascertain the viability of any research finding. It is important to appreciate that risk and benefits are encountered in any research finding. Risk refers to the likelihood that physical, psychological, social and economic harm would occur within a research finding. The likelihood and magnitude of risk in any given research range from being minimal to considerable (Russell, 2009). Minimal risk is said to occur once the anticipated discomfort is less. Risks that exceed the minimal mark are considered maximal. They limit proper conduct of research and call for increased monitoring. Maximal risks should be accompanied with stringent approval processes especially when the research targets vulnerable populations. Ideally, maximal risk should be countered by increased benefits to make the research viable. Benefits refer to the potential of the research to realize its intended purpose. The benefits may accrue to an individual or a population. Results from prior studies may have benefits to present and subsequent research. Researchers should ensure that the choice of research methods is based on accuracy of data, cost minimization and results oriented (Goodwin, 2010). Risk/ benefits ratio is used as a parameter to measure the worth of a research (Russell, 2009). The ratio compares the risks anticipated and encountered against the benefits realized. In the event that physical risk is minimal, researchers should not overlook psychological and social skills. Such risks include stigma. It is unethical to conduct research on stigmatized populations since the viability of the research is impaired. A research therefore aims at increasing the benefits while minimizing the r
Movie summary: “What’s Cooking” “What’s Cooking” is a movie directed by Gurinder Chadha and shot in Los Angeles, United States. It looks into the lives of families living in a multi-ethnic part of the city. The setting is timed at a period when Los Angeles was experiencing a high influx of foreign nationals mainly from the African-American, Latino, Jewish and the Asian communities. It is set during the Thanksgiving celebrations, these are times when families gather at their homes, get to spend times together and sort whatever issues that might be affecting the family, and welcome new additions to the family structure. The movie is about experiences of four ethnically diverse families who grapple with their own integration problems during Thanksgiving. It starts with a shot of a Latino man on his way to the grocery store to do some shopping, meets his exiled father who had left them a long time ago to lead his own life after separating with the mother. He invites his father home for dinner after catching up briefly with one another. The mother does not like the idea of inviting the father for the festivity because of the existing differences but after being convinced by the family, she takes advantage of the opportunity to reconcile the huge family. She makes less of the situation as the family members engage in the all day preparations. Elizabeth’s college student daughter comes home with his Asian boyfriend, Lee,
The introduction of African American Studies in the curriculums has had a lot of support as well as disapprovals regarding the content coverage. This paper forms an analysis of the challenges and the right Trans or multi-disciplinary approaches required to contribute to growth and development of the studies. The first challenges the researchers of these studies have to face include the Geographical boundaries. Evidently, most analysis and writings of the studies have dealt with the African Americans in the United States thus losing the discipline’s global significance. This come within reach of truth shuts the historical, social and cultural influences of African heritage outside the U.S.A. The studies ought to apply distinctive and appropriate analytical techniques that assist in studying of specific circumstances that captures and accounts for experiences of all the major societies of the African Diaspora especially outside the American setting. (Green, 2001) Secondly, the worldview of African-American studies need well representation and understanding. African worldview consists of values and believes of people with African decent to shape their inter-personal relationship. There studies ought to dwell upon the relationship of people and the environment without denying the wide variation regarding values and believes that assist to distinguish them from people of different origin. According to Irele (2001), the notion regarding African worldview entails the mode of expression for the shared values or believes without uniformly basing the studies upon particular system or a set of practices. The challenge most Africana researchers and writers have to tackle today entails ways of combating a notion that “traditional African beliefs are historical relic of pre-modern life.” (Irele, 2001) A lot of writing has distorted experience of African Americans. The procedure of examining the extent of evolution involving variants of African origin would be a strategy to addressing of the human problems among people of African origin without confinement to a specific region. There is need for a more accurate understanding of the complexity involved in the experiences of the African people. This is a measure to understand the history and contemporary efforts of people. They are shaping their destiny, as opposed to the perception that Africa-Americans are people who wait to consume the western ideas or products. The paradigm of unity is an important aspect of the African-American studies and many writers/researchers have taken it as a major contributor to the social studies discipline. It is an important feature that offers periodical perspective of the Black people. The adequacy of the paradigm requires great thoughts due to the flow required in a text and the fact that the aspect requires constant updating thus continuous research findings. In line with Green (2001), there is need to introduce and embrace the interdisciplinary approach of teaching the subject by enabling a foundation that supports major expansions es
Crime is a social phenomenon that is in existence in the world today. Crime entails having a defiant behavior that leads criminal failing to follow the acceptable norms. Not all crimes in the world today are covered by law, but at times people commit crimes without the knowledge that they are committing them. Those who commit crimes are at times looked down upon, and most of the times are made to be accountable for their actions through punishment of law. Punishment in this case may include being charged a penalty, incarceration and in worst case scenario being subjected to death. For the longest time ever, there have been debates on why people tend to involve themselves with abnormal behavior as well as involvement in crime. To some, criminal activities are considered a sin that people get involved into due to possession by an evil spirit. Though there have been many reasons that people come up with to try to explain why people get involved in crime, one thing stands out; the decision to get involved in crime rests in the hands of the crime committer. This paper therefore tries to bring out this point by showing that crime is a decision of the committer of the crime, and not the surrounding factors. The action of committing crime among different people is entirely on those people who are involved in this crime. One of the schools of thought of reason why people commit crime is the rational theory. The theory finds its bases in economics, where one has to balance the cost and the benefits that one will incur before venturing in a certain business. Just like the explanation in economics, rational choice theory focuses on how a person is thinking before engaging in a certain crime. For one, the person has to be calculative of what he/she is going to gain when engaging in a certain crime. In this case, the person is considering the personal interest he or she has, that relates to engaging in that particular crime. When a person goes through the options that are available for him/her, he decides whether to continue with the crime or not. Another consideration put in mind by committers of crime is whether they are going to be caught and put up to face their actions or not. In case the person feels like the rewards that he/she is going to reap out of committing the crime are more than the risk involved, more often than not these people find themselves engaging in crime to leap the foreseen reward. As the rational choice theory shows, committing a crime is a process that takes time to resolve to engage in these activities (Briggs Para 2). Involvement in crime is dependent on the assurance that one gets